Faith

One day last May, I was taking a walk with my camera, and I stopped to take pictures of some water lilies in a pond. Later, I imported my photos onto my computer to get a better look at them and decide which ones to crop and edit and which ones to delete. I thought I was only taking pictures of water lilies, but I discovered this baby turtle once I cropped the original photo. There were also a few turtle heads peeking out between the lily pads. I get really excited when I find things in my photos that I didn’t realize were there. Especially if those things are baby turtles! Of course, even if I never saw the turtle, it was still there! This little guy made me think about my faith in God.

In Hebrews 11:1, the Bible says, “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” And verse 3 says, “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.” Even though we cannot see God, He is still there! We see evidences of His mighty power all around us, that is if we have faith that He exists. If you want to learn more about the faith of some who lived before us, just read all of Hebrews 11. Like the baby turtle in my photo, God is there whether we see Him or not. If we have trouble finding Him, maybe we just need to take a closer look. “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.” (Hebrews 11:6, ESV)

I love the lyrics of the Danny Gokey song, “Haven’t Seen It Yet.” If you’ve never heard this song, check it out here. The captions on the pictures below are lines from the song.