The unseen power that guides choices, sustains courage and shapes lives—from the founders’ journey to a survivor’s testimony—warrants reflection from every believer.
by Sergio Aguirre
The Bible says in Hebrews 11:1, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Therefore, by Biblical definition, we all have faith because we make decisions based on circumstances as if we were already living through them, although they’re not yet within our reach.
Faith is a gift from God given to all mankind, and I’m making this statement because we all believe in things we have not seen with our physical eyes before. That’s also why we make daily plans for tomorrow with present living conviction.
No doubt, our faith is real and constantly exercised, but faith is not learned from parents, at school or through any other means. It’s a gift from God. The reason I’m writing about faith is not to call your attention to a subject you may already know. Perhaps the importance of my writing is to share with you a reflection on the power of faith and how much it can help us make wiser decisions in our daily lives.
“Faith is a gift from God given to all mankind.”
Sergio Aguirre
Faith was the reason why the founding fathers of the greatest country in the whole world, the United States, decided to embark on a journey across the ocean with their families without any assurance that they were going to survive. They also had no idea how God was going to use them to transform so many lives around the world, including mine and yours. Faith was the light that guided the armies of independence, which, in many instances, were under-equipped and at a disadvantage against the enemy yet managed to find victory. Faith is what gives us the conviction that God is the Creator of everything, and it also allows us to see a different reality, where death is not the end for the human soul.
It’s inspiring to reflect on how faith has played a crucial role in humanity’s history and in my testimony as a cancer survivor since 2024. I consider myself a blessed person because I have experienced the wonderful power of faith in my own life through many circumstances, and I have also witnessed miracles of faith, as real as those performed by Jesus and the apostles described in the Holy Scripture. If I could compare faith to some earthly power, I would compare it to electricity or the Internet, because everyone has access to them. That doesn’t mean they’re used solely as resources given by God for blessing. Faith can help us when used properly, but it can also be wasted or used destructively.
Faith is what keeps this world and everything within it moving forward, but this power does not belong to any human being, nor has there been any brilliant mind able to destroy it. We can place our faith in other humans, in material things and in powers of all sources and nature, but at some point, those powers will also have limits. Those limits have been established by the Creator of faith, and they cannot be exceeded. Therefore, they’re unable to provide answers for all needs.
Yes, faith is powerful and real. However, let us all never forget that it’s a gift we have received from God. It’s our reasonable responsibility to trust it back to whom it belongs: Jesus Christ, the author, sustainer and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2). Therefore, by grace through faith we are saved, in the name that is above all names, the name of Jesus. Let’s live by faith in Jesus Christ. May you all be blessed.
Sergio Aguirre is the director of the Spanish ministry Viviendo por Fe at The Baptist Tabernacle in Covington. For information, visit thebaptisttabernacle.com.
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