You hear a lot about faith these days. The Bible puts great emphasis on it, but how well do we, as the body of Christ, understand faith. The Word says in Hebrews 11:6 "But without faith it is impossible to please Him; for He that comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." We must have faith to please God or even come to Him. What is this faith? And, how do we get it?

God tells us exactly what faith is in Hebrews 11:1

"Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

The Moffatt translation says this: Faith means that we are confident of what we hope for, convinced of what we do not see.

The Amplified Bible says, "Faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of the things we hope for, being the proof of things we do not see and the conviction of their reality (faith perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses).

Faith put simply is trusting God to do what He said. It's knowing our Father God, Abba Father, will bring about His Word. It's one thing to believe there is a God, a creator of the universe, however, it's completely different from experiencing a personal love-relationship with Daddy God.

Faith is the assurance, the confirmation, the title deed of things we hope for. Even though you may not see it, hear it, touch it, taste it, feel it, or smell it, you know it's yours because we TRUST our Daddy God to do what He said.

How do we get faith? Romans 10:17 explains, "Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God."

Faith in God and His Word come by hearing, and hearing, and hearing, and hearing the Word of God. Scientist say we must hear something seven times before it becomes itched in our memories. In other words, we must hear the Word over and over and over, to have faith in what it says. According to Romans 12:3 God has given to everyone a measure of faith. The more you hear the Word of God, the greater your faith will become.

When you first came to know the Lord as your personal Savior it was by faith. Romans 10:9-10, "If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved; for with the heart man believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation." You believed, trusted, or had faith in Jesus with all that is within you, to become your Savior, your Lord. Then speaking it forth, you sealed the deal. You became born again, by faith.

YOU HAVE FAITH TODAY! You are responsible for growing your faith. Hear the Word of God by reading it aloud, hearing audio scriptures, listening to sermons and lessons from the Bible. Begin to TRUST God to answer your prayers and to do what He said in His Word.