Free And Eternal Gift

 The good news of salvation and life eternal, is by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone. Whether Old Testament saints or New Testament believers, the only way to access this Free And Eternal Gift from the Father is to trust in His Word and believe in His Son. 
 Faith is simply having the confidence that the future things God has revealed in His written Word, will unquestionably happen. The reformation verse that shattered corridors of Christendom was: "The just shall live by faith." The righteous man shall live by faith, the godly man, the virtuous woman, the justified sinner, the maturing believer, are to all live by faith, as well as being saved by faith. 
 A living faith in God's Word and the confident hope in His promises are two graces that embrace each other in love at the foot of the Cross. This is not  fingers-crossed and-hope-it-happens' type of faith. This is the faith that accepts without question that the Word of God is entirely dependable and is an indisputable fact.
 The eye of faith sees beyond our present reality and places its feet firmly on divine revelation given by Almighty God, through the Word-made-flesh. It believes God's Word of truth in the pages of Scripture, which was written for our learning, instruction, encouragement, and hope. The heart of faith enables us to treat as reality those things that are unseen, even when circumstances of life appear to contradict the truth of God's Word.
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Our United Prayer:
Loving Father, we can be so entrenched in our own thinking that sometimes we doubt Your Word and question Your promises, often wishing we had some concrete proof of Your love for us. Forgive us, Lord - we know that Your Word gives us all the affirmation of this absolute reality that we need. Your Word and promises are sure, and Your faithfulness stretches beyond the limits of time and space. Thank You for the gift of faith. We pray that, day by day, our loving trust in You will become increasingly established within our hearts, we long to please You in all we say and do and are. In Jesus' name, AMEN.