Faith is a Way of Knowing

Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has spoken will be fulfilled.
                                                                    (Elizabeth to Mary)

Faith is not manufactured by our own effort; it is breathed into us by the Spirit of God.  It is the substance of things unseen---not seeing them, we yet know for certain that we possess them in the spiritual realm, and so we do not waver in unbelief.

If we know that God has spoken to us, we also know that what has been said must come to pass; if we know Him and if we know what He has said, we cannot doubt His eternal, powerful, and living word....

What is needed from us is our assent, like Mary's:  Let it be done according to your word.  Since the earth is man's dominion, God's word awaits man's word of assent--let it be done!  Thy kingdom come!  Thus man relinquishes his own kingdom/ ambition to the entrance of God's rule.  Rather than the cry of Babel---let us make a name for ourselves---those animated by the Spirit of Jesus cry out: Father, glorify Your Name!  Rather than "Let us build a tower unto the heavens," God's people allow Him to establish His kingdom on earth through their faith in His ability and willingness to do so.  In every generation, God has kept a faithful people who believe His Word and pray for its fulfillment on earth as it is already established in heaven.