Recognizing Faith Month

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Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for the opportunity to talk about an important subject.

This is a simple word, faith. Faith is defined in the Scriptures as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen, for by it the elders obtained a good report.

So faith has substance. It is evidence. It is touchable. It is tangible. It is not just something in the air, although it is a simple word.

Where does faith come from? Faith comes by hearing, hearing by the Word of God. It comes from the Bible. That is where we get faith from. We hear it, read it, study it, understand it, and then practice it. By doing so, our faith grows.

It is important to note, though, we can't please God without faith. A lot of people want to please God in all kinds of ways, but the Scripture says that it is impossible to please Him--impossible--without faith.

So without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for he who cometh to God must believe that he is and that He is a rewarder of them who diligently seek Him.

Then, also, though, with all that, it adds up to really a simple life, a life that takes a simple word, turns it into a real faith, believes it, and lives it out.

The Scripture says: ``Thou hast held me by my right hand.'' That is when we find that first initial faith, faith in Christ, faith that He is our Lord, faith that He is our Savior, and faith that He is the God He said He is.

Not only does He take me by the right hand, but Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel. Where is his counsel? It is in the Bible, so we study the Bible. We know it, and we live a life. Eventually, that life comes to an end.

The Scripture says: Then Thou shalt take me to glory. That is Heaven. It is a simple life. God holds us by our hand. He leads us by his counsel, and afterward, He takes us to glory, to Heaven. What a great thing.

It is a simple word. It is a simple life. It is a simple faith.

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