June 23, 2025 | Be God's Family
Being Certain of the Invisible
Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-2(NIV)
1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
Devotional
Hebrews 11 has become one of the most known and loved chapters on faith. It has earned the nickname the “faith chapter”. Hebrews 11:1 doesn’t just describe faith but challenges us to live it out. It is a foundation for understanding what it looks like to live with hope and trust God, even when life feels uncertain.
SO, FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR. What is the substance? Jesus! It is the work he has done for us. That is the firm foundation for us to build our faith on. There are valid reasons to place our trust in God. God is trustworthy and what he says he will do, he will do. The proof is in the Bible.
THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN. We have evidence of the things we hope for, but we have not yet seen these things. We might not be able to fully see, fully understand everything, but we can still be confident in our faith. We should live confidently in what Jesus has done for us. Faith is living confidently, trusting God’s promises will come true. It is trusting that things in the future and the things unseen will happen as God has revealed they will.
To trust God means that we listen to him even when it might not make sense. It means we follow what he says is best rather than listen to the voices round us and trust things will be made right for those who place their trust in him.
We are often tempted to live by what we see in front of us. When life isn’t going our way, it is easy to assume that God is not in control. We as Christians need to focus not so much as to what is happening around us but to look to what we cannot see. We need to look past our struggles and toward God and place our hope in him. As Christians we should cling to the promises that God has made. Rather than looking at what we can see, we should look to what God has done and what he has promised.
The reality is we all go through dark seasons. We will all face struggles, suffering, grief, and loss. And it’s in these times that we ought to cling to the hope we have in God. Jesus promised that he would be with us, that one day things will be made right, and that we will spend eternity with him. We have incredible hope in him. What are you clinging to?
Poem
Assurance And Conviction
[ὑπόστασις and ἔλεγχος]
Psalm 26
I have trusted in the Lord and have not faltered. Test me, Lord, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness. Psalm 26:1b-3
I stand under [ὑπόστασις]
The mighty protection
The sacred room
The love banner
The blood painted doorposts
Of my Father
Fully assured
Whatever comes my way
I will be mindful—
Despite
Tests
Trials
Temptations
Or the snarling roars of my Enemy
Of my Father’s unfailing love
Which was, is and ever will be
My Assurance
I have the proven truth [ἔλεγχος]
The everlasting promises
The eternal presence
The firm foundation
The Chief Cornerstone
Of my Father
Firmly believing
No matter how long the wait
I will live in reliance—
Despite
Lies of the deceitful
Assemblies of evildoers and hypocrites
Dirty hands of the bloodthirsty
Or Forty-on-forty
Upon my Father’s eternal faithfulness
Which was, is and ever will be
My Conviction
