Faith and Evidence — Hebrews 11:1

So far we've seen that hope produces no result, and that hope might actually appear as faith to many people. We also saw that no matter the trust and confidence we might have in God unless our trust achieves expression, we do not have faith. Earlier on, we discovered that hope cannot be seen, known, or felt, but faith can be seen, known, and felt.

Therefore, we can call hope the invisible, and faith, the visible. Hope in this instance becomes invisible trust while faith becomes visible trust. One of the greatest rules in existence is the rule that says that entities with similar nature interact with each other.

This explains why spirits interact with spirits and humans interact with humans. Also, in other for these entities to interact, there must be a platform for interaction. This platform is called, 'realms'.

There's a natural realm for natural bodies and a spiritual realm for spiritual bodies as seen below: 1 Corinthians 15:44-49 (44) It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. (45) And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. (46) Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. (47) The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven. (48) As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. (49) And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

When natural bodies interact, they do so by appropriating natural objects; the same applies to interactions between spiritual bodies. You cannot experience the fulness of life in the natural realm without appropriating natural objects/elements. For instance, you need soap to be clean, food to be fed, oxygen to live, clothes to be covered and kept warm, and money for life to be easier.

The things you need for life to be easier physically are things that have become standards for existence among people within your natural environment. These situations also apply in the spiritual realm. To exist in the spiritual realm, there are spiritual elements and objects that are dependencies and must be appropriated for life to be better spiritually.

This is why you don't need money to be saved, you can't cleanse your sins with soap but with the blood of Jesus, and so much more. There's however a major problem! God exists in the spiritual realm but we exist in the natural.

Since God exists in the spiritual realm, His promises towards us are spiritual promises and his blessings are spiritual blessings. Take a look at the scripture below: Ephesians 1:3 (3) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: You can't find physical blessings in heaven, you can only find spiritual blessings there since heaven is a spiritual place. spiritual blessings do not work on earth as the earth is physical. We also dwell on earth as physical beings and so, spiritual blessings would have no relevance to us.

So, how can we get God's blessings to work in the earth-realm which is a physical realm? Every blessing of God arrives at your spirit as the landing point. This is because your spirit is the only spiritual part of you and as such, each time God blesses you, His blessings arrive at your spirit.

The type of spirit you have at this point decides what happens to the spiritual blessing received by God. Take a look at the scripture below: 2 Corinthians 4:13 (13) We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak; The "spirit of faith" is a spirit that confesses belief. It never keeps belief locked up within it but makes it known in words.

I want you to know that thoughts are invisible but words are visible. Therefore, thoughts are like spiritual entities but words are physical entities. When a blessing arrives, it gets imparted on your spirit and must be expressed through words and actions for reality to happen.

The expression converts the blessings from spiritual blessings to physical blessings. So, faith involves the expression of the hope you have on the spiritual blessings provisioned by God for you. Without this expression, the blessings remain spiritual and as such have no relevance in the physical world.

This is why people spend many years waiting for the manifestation of divine blessings without success. God has opened your eyes to what must really be done in other to experience His miracles in your life. Do it and you will find peace and joy in Jesus' mighty name!