Faith Is Assurance

Hebrews 11:1-3 NASB

"Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old gained approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things which are visible."

Translation:

Faith is concrete confidence in knowing something is guaranteed to happen. Even more surely than the sun setting and the tide rising--this thing which has not yet happened IS going to happen. It is through this concrete understanding that Christians KNOW God intimately designed the world and His hand is continuously active in its events. Even though God works in ways invisible to man, through faith--total confidence--Christians can gain hope and strength in the midst of chaos.