October 15

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see. — Heb 11:1 BSB

True faith drops its letter in the postbox and lets it go. Distrust holds onto the corner of the letter and wonders why the answer never comes.

I have some letters in my desk that I’ve written but haven’t mailed because of uncertainty about the address or content. These letters haven’t accomplished anything for me or anyone else. They’ll never do any good until I let them go and trust the postal system to deliver them.

This is how faith works. It hands its case over to God and lets Him work. That’s the meaning of the verse in Psalm 37: “Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He will work.” But He only works after we commit.

Faith is about receiving—or better yet, taking—what God offers. We may believe, come, commit, and rest, but we won’t fully experience all our blessings until we learn to receive them and live in a state of abiding and taking.