the bible says in hebrews 11 verse 1 now faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen you see faith is necessary for every believer because it's only when you have faith that you can please god now let me ask you do you really have faith or do you rely on your own judgment your reasoning or what your eyes can see are you living by faith are you walking by faith when you think about some of the heroes of faith in the bible and all of the trials they went through
you'll see that they had one thing in common they kept believing in god they had unwavering trust in the lord and they were strong in faith and let me tell you something it takes faith to follow jesus christ it takes faith to continue pushing and standing for the gospel by faith the walls of jericho fell down by faith paul and silas were beaten chained up and imprisoned but they still praised god the three hebrew boys refused to bow down to king nebuchadnezzar all because they had such strong faith these are all great examples of people
who stood their ground and trusted in the lord even when all the odds were against them their faith was not shaken their faith was not broken because they knew that the god whom they served is bigger greater and more powerful than anything or anyone else who they could come up against we can learn a lot from the believers in the bible and from how they dealt with adversity because even in this present day we often find ourselves in situations where our faith is put to the test and we must decide how we will respond but
here's what the bible says in first peter 1 verse 6 to 7 in all this you greatly rejoice though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials these have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith of greater worth and gold which perishes even though refined by fire may result in praise glory and honor when jesus christ is revealed no matter what your hardship might be be strong in faith don't allow yourself to be moved because as soon as you let go of god's sure promises
you are bound to get swept up into the madness of this world jesus christ is our only sure foundation he is our steadfast anchor circumstances change people change but the word of god remains true forever in the book of matthew jesus says heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away that's why we can stand confidently in him that's why we can cling to him now let us pray dear lord help us to have strong faith help us to have tenacious faith so that in the face of adversity we can still
be confident that you are with us give us the kind of faith that doesn't give up the kind of faith that is patient enough to wait on you i pray for faith that cannot be shaken by the winds of life i pray for the kind of faith that is not broken by the weight of disappointment give us strong faith lord faith that isn't intimidated by the giant before us faith that isn't frightened by the mountain before us i pray that you would give us faith that trusts in you completely because you are bigger you are
greater and more powerful than anything that could come up against us mark chapter 11 verse 22 to 24 says have faith in god jesus answered truly i tell you if anyone says to this mountain go throw yourself into the sea and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen it will be done for them therefore i tell you whatever you ask for in prayer believe that you have received it and it will be yours lord i pray for the person who is wrestling with doubt i pray for anyone wrestling
with unbelief may the holy spirit strengthen them may the holy spirit lift up their spirits don't let them be defeated by the trials they face don't allow them to be discouraged by the devil let us not be bound by the problems of this life but may we hold on to your promises in your word you have said heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away we put our trust in your precious promises lord we believe your word to be true because in your word we are assured of total restoration thank
you for giving us hope and strength for tomorrow i praise you for promising that you will keep those whose minds are stayed upon you in perfect peace keep our minds in perfect peace lord as we fight the good fight each and every day may the highest praise be given unto you you are a good and faithful god for each and every person listening i pray that you would shine your holy presence in our lives shine your light upon us in this world of darkness help us to be sensitive to the voice and counsel of the
holy spirit give us hearts and ears that listen first john chapter 5 verse 4 says for whatever is born of god overcomes the world and this is the victory that has overcome the world our faith father help us to live a life that is pleasing in your sight help us to live life as you intended for us a life where we live by faith and not by sight and lord should you find my faith to be weak may you strengthen me if my faith should be shaken may you keep me steady i pray that you
will strengthen my resolve i thank you for hearing this prayer grant me the petitions of my heart lord i bless your name king jesus amen and amen [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] you
