Now Faith

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

February 23, 2026

Now Faith

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for,

the conviction of things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1 

Previously I wrote, “I know because of Christ’ Redemption, I am deeply loved by God, I am fully pleasing to God, I am totally acceptable & accepted by God, and I am a new creation – complete in Christ. (See I John 4: 9-10, Romans 5: 1, Col. 1:21-22, Col. 2:10)”

My ‘now faith’ the writer of Hebrews discusses, is in my assurance that the complete redemption in Christ noted above, is complete in me. Today. I choose to believe this is true even if the visible evidence in my behavior seems to be at odds with this truth.

Anglican Bishop N.T. Wright points to the Christian understanding of faith when he noted our life as disciples is about making the right choices. First, we choose to believe, to acknowledge, that the world’s culture has told us a pack of lies about who God is, who we are and who our neighbors are. Secondly, we choose to believe that God in Christ Jesus is telling us the truth.

I read somewhere that God is always near and His help is always available, but only if we seek His help. The first two assertions in that sentence are true; the third is not true. My faith has taught me about God’s prevenient grace. God choose to reveal Himself in my life before I knew Him. He still chooses to take the first step in my life, nourishing me, guiding me and sustaining me.

My Takeaway: As for me, the ground of my faith is always believing that God, my Heavenly Father, who is for me, is telling me the truth about who He is, who I am, and who my neighbors are.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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