Hebrews 11:1-3 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.

Everyone has faith and exercises it every day. In fact it is so automatic that we barely think about it. We exercise it every time we cross a bridge, drive through a tunnel, fly on an airplane or any other convenience or conveyance which men have engineered.

The Scriptures ask us to demonstrate a different kind of faith – faith in a God whom we have not seen and cannot touch. Little wonder then than the verses above take us back to Genesis and bring the God of creation into view. The writer is essentially asking us to look around and weigh the evidence and accept that everything we see was made by God out of nothing. God spoke it all into existence, except for man which he made by his hand and breathed his breath into him.

Once you understand and accept that, saving faith follows. It becomes easier to believe that this same God would have such love for all that he created, that he would want to have fellowship with the works of his hands, and that includes you. That though we have sinned, he would find a way to bring us back into fellowship – that way is Jesus Christ. Not only that, he has made sure that those who believe in Christ can have a fruitful life now and a glorious future beyond the grave. That is our hope. You have faith enough to grab a hold of this because God has given to each of us a measure of faith. That faith, when exercised, becomes grounded in everything God has said..