Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness. But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?” Genesis 15:6,8
Nothing can demonstrate its full quality until it is put into use.
Just like hope is not a feeble wish, rather a confident certainty of what is to come, and a heart anchor which keeps one connected to what is most dear, so too faith is not a sterilized stainless steel hood ornament or emblem to sit back and admire, rather it is a precious ore mined from the deepest recesses of God’s design and intended for the holiest use in all its raw power to be picked up and put into active effect in the battles of life for extinguishing darts and grappling with unimaginable foes of self and Satan by the power of the One Who placed it there.
Wisdom in the WORD 