#4 What Faith Is - Part 3

The last part of Hebrews 11:1 says that faith is the evidence of things not seen. Now another word for evidence is proof, and when there is proof about something, you have confidence in or about that thing. In this part of Hebrews 11:1 what faith is the proof of and gives you confidence about are the things not seen or what you are beliving God for, the future good you are expecting. So faith is the proof that what you are believing God for (the future good you are expecting) already exists, and the confidence that you already have it. In other words, faith takes the place of what you are believing God for until what you are believing God for manifests in your life.