01/01/2026
Happy New Year!
[New Year’s Message for 2026]
Hebrews 11:1
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for.”
The Law is a shadow. God does not delight in the Law itself. Jesus came into this world in a real body, as the Son of God. He fully supplied all that believers need. The Law is form, but faith is reality.
When a young man receives a marriage proposal from a woman, if he believes it, he is joyful and happy. But if he cannot believe it, he becomes empty and distressed. Today, many people fail to have this faith and, as a result, carry wounds in their hearts. When one believes, one can have a good family, a good car, and good friends. But when one lives in unbelief, one cannot truly possess these things.
The coming of Jesus has great meaning. He came to save us from sin. When we believe this, we become holy and blessed, and we gain faith that God will make our lives beautiful. However, when we do not believe and instead distrust Jesus, everything becomes burdensome and troublesome.
No matter what words we hear, if we believe them, joy arises and we are able to live a new life. The world is full of lies that cause people to abandon faith. If a son longs for something good and one day his father promises to buy it for him, the son believes that promise, rejoices, and his heart is filled with happiness.
That is right. Faith is what brings everything to life. The Bible says that faith is the substance of things hoped for. Without faith, everything ends as a joke. Therefore, when a person has faith, he gains everything; but when he cannot believe and lives in unbelief, everything becomes empty and vanishes like the wind.
Faith is also essential in relationships between people. Faith gives us true hope and brings us joy.