Faith is the substance of things hoped for,
the evidence of things not seen.
the evidence of things not seen.
~ Hebrews 11:1
“Hurry up, or we’ll miss the bus!” shouted Paul. The streets of New York City became a blur as Paul, Tom and John jogged toward the bus terminal. Two blocks in five minutes? was it possible?
“You guys go up and catch the bus, and I’ll get the tickets,” offered Tom. They ran up the long escalator, brushing past less anxious passengers. At the top of the ramp, they saw the bus closing its doors. Running full speed, they reached the bus just as it was pulling out of its parking space. They pounded on the door, and the driver let them in. “Can you wait for our friend?” Paul implored. “He’s getting our tickets.”
“Sorry, fellas, I’m already late.”
Paul stepped off the bus, looked toward the escalator, and exclaimed, “There he is!”
The driver rolled his eyes and indicated he would wait. Within moments, Tom showed up, short of breath, tickets in hand. As they made thier way to the back of the bus, John told Paul, “It sure was great that you saw Tom coming; the bus would have left if you hadn’t.”
“That was good acting, don’t you think? ” Paul retorted.
“What do you mean?”
“I didn’t see him coming; I only said that to stall the driver. We were lucky he showed up when he did!”
Real faith is acting as if your good is on its way even before you have evidence it is so. Jesus told us to give thanks for the answers to our prayers before we see the results. Faith is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes, and the more power you have to bring your good into visibility. Proclaim your good as if you already have it even before you see it, and you will see it.
“You guys go up and catch the bus, and I’ll get the tickets,” offered Tom. They ran up the long escalator, brushing past less anxious passengers. At the top of the ramp, they saw the bus closing its doors. Running full speed, they reached the bus just as it was pulling out of its parking space. They pounded on the door, and the driver let them in. “Can you wait for our friend?” Paul implored. “He’s getting our tickets.”
“Sorry, fellas, I’m already late.”
Paul stepped off the bus, looked toward the escalator, and exclaimed, “There he is!”
The driver rolled his eyes and indicated he would wait. Within moments, Tom showed up, short of breath, tickets in hand. As they made thier way to the back of the bus, John told Paul, “It sure was great that you saw Tom coming; the bus would have left if you hadn’t.”
“That was good acting, don’t you think? ” Paul retorted.
“What do you mean?”
“I didn’t see him coming; I only said that to stall the driver. We were lucky he showed up when he did!”
Real faith is acting as if your good is on its way even before you have evidence it is so. Jesus told us to give thanks for the answers to our prayers before we see the results. Faith is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it becomes, and the more power you have to bring your good into visibility. Proclaim your good as if you already have it even before you see it, and you will see it.
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