Jack County Cowboy Church

This verse gives us an excellent definition of faith. It is substance. It is evidence. Faith is believing the Word of God and acting upon it, regardless of how we feel, because God promises a good result. Faith is active confidence in the God who has revealed Himself, not a vague uncertainty about an unknown someone. God has proven Himself real again and again, and if you’ve not yet experienced His reality, you can. Your faith comes alive as you believe the Word of God and act upon it. Genuine faith always downloads into life. While we claim to believe all kinds of things, if they don’t influence the way we live, then we don’t really believe. When you’re willing to put yourself at risk, your faith in God becomes active. Only when you know God’s grace is your only option, when you’ve cut off all back-up plans and thrown yourself entirely upon God’s mercy, only then is your faith the substance and evidence God’s Word says it will be.