Our Fuel For Faith!
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not seen."
Hebrews 11: 1
James Watt, the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer,
coined the term “horsepower” comparing the power of newly invented
steam engines to the power of a draft horse. The horse and carriage
gave way to horseless carriage, or automobile, powered by gasoline.
Now we are in another transition—vehicles are
being powered by electricity rather than carbon-
based fuels.
Everything is powered by something, even the Christian life. First and
foremost, Christians are empowered by the Holy Spirit (Romans 15:13).
But from our human perspective, what empowers our life? We could say
that faith is the fuel that keeps us moving forward.
The New English Translation of Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is being
sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.” Can
you see God? Heaven? Rewards? or Eternal life? Why would you keep
pressing on for what you cannot see? Because
of faith and hope which
anchor our soul (Hebrews 6:19).
Since faith comes by the “word of God” (Romans 10:17), build your faith
daily studying and meditating upon the Scriptures. Let your “faith-power”
deliver you through this life to the next.
"Assurance is a fruit that
grows out of the root of faith."
Stephen Charnock
