Like the wind, which is invisible yet can move buildings, there is an entire invisible spirit realm that surrounds us. Angels come and go, spirits pass by, poke our defenses, and see if we have any vacancies. "Is there room at the inn for me tonight?"

We need to live in light of eternity. Everything we build and gather here will be left behind. It is the invisible realm that is eternal, and it is possible to bring invisible things into our reality through faith. Faith is the currency of heaven. Faith is what brings the power of the Almighty God to Earth.

(Hebrews 11:1 NKJV) Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Substance: means a "title or deed" proving that you have the legal right to possess the things that you hope for. They are yours. They belong to you, and you have a legal right to have them.

(Hebrews 11:3 NKJV) By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.

These words would have been difficult to understand when they were written, but now, thousands of years later, we know that everything is made up of atoms—tiny, invisible bits of matter that the human eye cannot see—and they are constantly in motion. Even the atoms that make up the floor you walk on are always moving.

So the things around us that are visible are made from things unseen. The Holy Spirit understood this because He was present when the earth was created. To me, in its simplest form, Faith is seeing the atom.

Faith is believing that God will do what He told you so much that you are willing to take action on it. You walk across the floor, though it is made up of particles that you cannot see. Jesus and the Apostle Peter walked across the water in the same way.

Whereas hope looks forward to a future event, faith gets out the toolbox and starts to work now. Hope is like a life preserver that keeps people from drowning after they have fallen overboard. Faith is on the boat fixing the guardrail that let them fall. Let's look at some examples of biblical faith:

Noah is a great example. The Earth had become filled with violence, and every thought of people's hearts was continually evil (Genesis 6:5). Meanwhile, most people were carrying on as usual, eating, drinking, and marrying, when God told Noah to build an ark four hundred fifty feet long. As far as I know, it had never even rained on the Earth; a mist went up from the ground and watered the land at the beginning (Genesis 2:5-6).

So what did Noah do? He got his tools and started building an ark… Noah could see the invisible. He believed so strongly that God had spoken to him, he got out his toolbox and began working. That is faith, and as Noah worked, everything he needed to complete the project was provided to him.

When Noah began building a massive ship in his front yard, the people around must have thought that he was crazy. I am sure that they laughed and mocked him as that crazy preacher. As the years passed, Noah continued to build, and they continued to laugh.

Finally, Noah finished building the ark and loaded the animals and food aboard. God told Noah to take his family and enter the ark. After the eight of them got onboard, God Himself shut the door and sealed it behind them... Then it started to rain...

I imagine the laughter began to fade as the first raindrops fell from the sky. Then the rain increased, and the underground rivers all burst loose. When the floodwaters started to rise around them, it was already too late for the people to be saved because God had sealed the door. The rain kept going for forty days and nights until the mountains were covered by 22 feet of water.

Noah and his family, a total of eight souls, were saved because of his faith. Noah trusted what God told him and took out his toolbox to start working. That is what I call living faith.

Note: Today is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2). Today, God's door is open to everyone, but the day is coming when He will close the door, and then it will be too late. Just as Jesus told us, He will return suddenly, and it will catch many off guard.

(Luke 17:26-27 NKJV) "And as it was in the days of Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all."

When Jesus returns in judgment, it will be too late to repent. It will be just like the flood waters rising around the people, after God had already shut the door of the ark. Another example of great faith is the Roman Centurion whose servant was sick:

(Matthew 8:5-10 NKJV) Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, pleading with Him, saying, "Lord, my servant is lying at home paralyzed, dreadfully tormented." And Jesus said to him, "I will come and heal him." The centurion answered and said, "Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having soldiers under me. And I say to this one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it." When Jesus heard it, He marveled, and said to those who followed, "Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel!

This Centurion came to Jesus and was so fully convinced of Jesus' power and authority that He believed that if Jesus merely spoke the words, the servant would be healed, and he was. Jesus said He had not seen such great faith in Israel.

Thirteen verses later, we get a picture of the faith Jesus was used to seeing as we read about His disciples caught in a storm:

(Matthew 8:23-27 NKJV) Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed Him. And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was asleep. Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him, saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!" But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that even the winds and the sea obey Him?"

The Centurion, with great faith, said, Lord, just speak the word and it will be done. The disciples of little faith said, Lord, we are perishing! Which are we most like? Another example is the woman with the issue of blood:

(Mark 5:25-30 NKJV) Now a certain woman had a flow of blood for twelve years, and had suffered many things from many physicians. She had spent all that she had and was no better, but rather grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came behind Him in the crowd and touched His garment. For she said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, "Who touched My clothes?"

(Mark 5:31-34 NKJV) But His disciples said to Him, "You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, 'Who touched Me?' " And He looked around to see her who had done this thing. But the woman, fearing and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him and told Him the whole truth. And He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace, and be healed of your affliction."

Jesus said, "Your faith has made you well." What exactly was her faith? She said, "If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well." Then she reached out and touched His clothes. In other words, she believed strongly enough to take action on it. Faith is believing enough to do something. Her faith in action pulled a miracle into the physical realm, and she was completely healed after suffering for twelve years.

Faith affects every area of our lives. We pray because we believe God is listening. We give because Scripture tells us that God loves a cheerful giver, and Jesus said, "Give and it will be given unto you" (2 Corinthians 9:7), (Luke 6:38). We treat others as we would like to be treated because Jesus said, Do unto others as you would have them do unto you (Luke 6:31). Jesus also said:

(John 13:34-35 NKJV) "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."

(Matthew 25:40 NKJV) ...'Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.'

Anyone who claims to have faith in God should pay close attention to the way they treat others, and it had better be with love. For what you do to the least of us is what you are doing to the King of all Kings, and a great payday is coming when all the wrath of God that has been stored up will be released.

(Matthew 25:41-43 NKJV) "Then He will also say to those on the left hand, 'Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.'

Our faith can be measured by the actions we take. Too often, our mouth says one thing while our body does another, but a tree is known by the fruit it bears, and trees that do not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire (Luke 6:43-44), (Matthew 7:19).

Love God, love others, treat people like you would like to be treated. Learn to be a cheerful giver. The way you treat the least among us is how you are treating Him.

(Revelation 22:12 NKJV) "And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work."

You can pray this with me if you like:

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for another day. Please help me see the world through Your eyes, and get in tune with what You are doing today. Fulfill Your will in my life. In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen!