Hebrews 11:1
Amplifed…..
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
*** THINK OF A TWENTY STORY SKYSCRAPER BUILDING. HOPE IS LIKE YOU
BEING THE ENGINEER AND DRAWING UP THE BLUEPRINTS FOR IT. ***
*** AS THE ENGINEER YOU MAKE A SMALL SCALE MODEL OF WHAT IT WILL LOOK
LIKE. ***
*** HOPE TELLS YOU IT WILL ALL BE A GREAT BUILDING BECAUSE YOU THOUGHT IT THROUGH AND VISUALIZED WHAT IT WILL LOOK AND FUNCTION LIKE. ***
*** IT SURE IS A GREAT BUILDING THEORETICALLY BASED ON SOUND PRINCIPLES. ***
*** “NOW”, AS IN “NOW FAITH” YOU PUT ON YOUR BUILDING CONTRACTORS HAT AND HIRE SUBCONTRACTORS TO DIG FOR THE FOUNDATION AND PLACE REBAR AND POUR CONCRETE. ***
*** FAITH IS THE REBAR AND CONCRETE AND THE ACTUAL BUILDING GOING UP BASED ON THE (HOPE) OF DESIGNS AND BLUEPRINTS. ***
*** FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE (CONCRETE)
OF THINGS HOPED (BLUEPRINTS) THE EVIDENCE OF THINGS NOT SEEN. ***
*** HOW CAN YOU KNOW YOU OR SOMEONE HAS FAITH? THEY ARE AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE POURING CONCRETE INTO THE FOOTINGS, FOLLOWING THE DESIGNS OF THE BLUEPRINT. ***
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