Faith is trust or confidence that someone/something is always true. It is

having assurance even when we can’t be certain with our senses. This is

what the letter of Hebrews summons us to take up and in the right order:

faith comes first. Too often the emphasis is placed on doing good and

getting well ahead of faith but as Hebrews makes the case, these are a

byproduct of faith. This faith is not aimless or passive, it is set on

Jesus, the Pioneer and Perfecter. He is the one who brackets this walk for

us, he is leads us to the starting point and sees us through to completion.

We cannot do this faith thing apart from Jesus because he’s the point of it

all. Faith isn’t the guarantee things will get better. It's the guarantee

that Jesus’ presence will make a difference for how we show up. Let us look

again to Jesus.