We usually see the gift of faith taught in relation to acts of power like healing and performing miracles, but faith is actually a revelatory gift!
“By faith we understand…” -Hebrews 11:3
By faith we understand that the universe was created by the Word of God.
That one sentence strikes the fatal blow to the false god of “science”!
The visible realities of the universe can only be truly understood by faith.
All our scientific reasoning, all the power of our mind, will never discover how the universe was actually created because God says that it is necessary to have faith in order to understand it.
It’s not just spiritual realities that are understood by faith, the physical world also requires faith to be properly understood.
God created physical reality from that which is invisible.
“By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” – Hebrews 11:3
He made the universe by the very breath of His mouth, by the very words that He spoke!
The revelatory nature of faith
Faith by its very nature is revelatory.
“We walk by faith, and not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7
Faith becomes the eyes by which we see!
Nothing can be truly understood, properly understood, without faith.
Because God is the Creator of all things, to understand them properly, it’s necessary to see His hand in what He has created.
If we fail to see God’s hand in creation we are missing the most vital point of all in our understanding of the world in which we live.
Whatever it is we think we understand or deeply know about life and the universe is not truly known as it should be known until we locate it’s source in God. As the author of all things, ultimate understanding of all things is only found in Him.
The scriptures tell us that all things were created “for the praise of His glory”.
If our understanding of the world does not cause us to give Him the praise that He deserves it only means that we have fallen short in our understanding.
Absolute and complete understanding always returns absolute glory to God!
By faith I understand why I exist
I need faith to understand my own life and existence every bit as much as I need it to understand the grand scale of the universe. The same God that spoke the universe into existence tells me that I also live by every word that proceeds out of His mouth!
Every word that God has spoken or will ever speak over me determines my entire life and destiny. How can I ever understand my place in the universe? How can I ever comprehend who I am and who He is?
“By faith we understand…”