Faith in the Bible is rarely certainty. It's moving forward while you still have questions.
Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.
"Faith Is the Substance of Things Hoped For"
“Have faith in God,” Jesus said to them. “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
"Have Faith in God"
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
"Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart"
Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright — but the righteous will live by faith —
"The Just Shall Live by Faith"
What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you tells him, “Go in peace; stay warm and well fed,” but does not provide for his physical needs, what good is that? So too, faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith and I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. O foolish man, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is worthless? Was not our father Abraham justified by what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith was working with his actions, and his faith was perfected by what he did. And the Scripture was…
Faith Without Works Is Dead
A roll call of people who trusted God without seeing the outcome. By faith, by faith, by faith — the phrase becomes a drumbeat.
Long before the law existed, Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness. Grace was the plan from the very beginning.
Daniel prays with his windows open, knowing it means death. The lions are hungry. But there is someone in the den with him.
Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
My ears had heard of You, but now my eyes have seen You.
I lie down and sleep; I wake again, for the LORD sustains me.
Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
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