Where Is Your Proof?

Where Is Your Proof?

We are always looking for evidences and proofs in the wrong place. We look for manifestation, sight, visual, feelings, improvement, experiences, etc. But they are all not God's way.

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. - Heb 11:1

The word 'assurance' in Greek means 'guarantee' or 'the title deed to a promise or property'.

The word 'conviction' is not a good English translation in this context. The Greek word means 'a proof, that by which a thing is proved or tested.'

Faith is the guarantee to God's promise. Faith is the proof of things not seen.

Since we are called to walk by faith and not by sight, we are called to walk by 'the guarantee' and 'the proof'. If we want to walk by the guarantee and the proof, then we have to cast away sight, which even includes the trophy of your experiences.

Faith comes from hearing and hearing through the Word of Christ (Rom 10:17), hearing the Word must be the key to the guarantee and the proof.

In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God (John 1:1). The Word was the Son.

Man does not live by bread alone, but on every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God (Matt 4:4). This means that we are to live by the Word, Who is the Son. For the Son is the guarantee and the proof.

In the temptation of Jesus by satan, the latter kept challenging Jesus for the proof of His identity. "If you are the Son of God..."

Jesus never answered him on His identity. Because the Son is The Proof. "I AM the proof!"

Jesus only answered him for the second part of his statements of challenge. Jesus replied with "It is written..." In other words, Jesus was saying, "I don't have to prove what God says. The Word is the proof!"

What is it that you need in your life right now? You cannot find it anywhere. It is found in the Proof.

We need to ask, "What does the Son say about my health? What does the Son say about my finances? What does the Son say about my life?"

Since the Word is the Son, what the Son says is the guarantee and the proof. The charismatics will say, "That's why you need to hear the present voice of God." If that is true, your proof is not 100% because you can't hear Him 100% accurately 100% of the time.

Your proof is found in what the Son already said in the Word. It is found in the written Word.

"I don't experience healing yet." Stop it. Change it to "The proof of my healing is 'By His stripes, I am healed.' "

"I don't have financial breakthroughs yet." Stop it. Change it to "The proof of my finances is 'He supplies everything I need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.' "

If we can stick to the proof, the guaranteed promise will be manifested.