The Substance

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Text: Hebrews 11:1 


 *Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.* 


Faith is the substance of things hoped for...

 *For  Faith to come alive in you, there must be substance of things you hope for.* What substantiate your hope is Faith. What makes your hope to be so real and tangible is Faith. 


 *Anyone can hope for anything but only faith makes hope a reality.* Faith is like an engine to the car of hope. Without an engine, a car cannot work, so also is hope  without faith.


Galatians  5:5 says  *"For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith"* 


The scripture made it clear that it is through the Spirit that we wait for the *hope* of righteousness *by Faith* 


The substance of what you hope for is the word of God that you receive as a promise. When God's word comes to you, it breeds faith in you. *So then faith [comes] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God*.Roman 10:17.


Whenever you need God's intervention concerning any situation confronting you, the first thing to do is to get a substance from the word. Once you get a substance in the word,that means faith has come. 


For instance, Abraham and Sarah got the  substance in form of receipt and understanding of God's promise for  a child even at old age.


Though the Bible is filled with many promises of God concerning different situations, but none will be yours until it becomes a substance to you. In other words, those promises won't be yours until you gain understanding (revelation).  When understanding comes, light beams on you. You then see your situation as God sees it, and you are able to believe God without any doubt in your heart. 


This is where meditation in the word comes in. You need to spend time meditating on  God's word for the release of substance (understanding) into your heart. 


For instance, the scripture recorded about Sarah  in Hebrews 11:11 that:

 _By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised._ 

Common understanding will say that once you  get to the menopause stage, you can no longer produce a baby, but the understanding of God's word to Sarah says that she will bring forth a child even when she has passed menopause and we'll stricken in age.


You don't gain understanding by just scanning through the scriptures for words that fits your situation, and you start confessing. No! You need to study and meditate. Let the word pass through your eyes and ears into your mind, and enter into your heart. Once God's word sits in your heart, then it is yours.  


 *God's word cannot be potent in your life until it has become a substance to you, it becomes a substance when  it has brought understanding into your heart.* 


 

*PRAYER FOCUS* 


1. Father Lord, give me the grace to become a dilligent student of your word. 


2. Father Lord,  open my eyes to behold the wonderful things in your word as I study it from now onward.


 *Bible Reading* 


Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:1-6.


 *CHRIST IMAGE ASSEMBLY* 

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