Psalm 146:1-6 (NASB)
1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord while I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 His spirit departs, he returns to the earth; In that very day his thoughts perish.
5 How blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, Whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 Who made heaven and earth, The sea and all that is in them; Who keeps faith forever;

The modern agnostic scoffs at the idea of faith in God. They rely on science to tell them about the reality of our existence. In the book, “Assurance of Immortality” by Harry Emerson Fosdick, the author challenges that even science requires faith. In it he writes:

“The fundamental assumption of all science is that the universe is truly a universe, consistent in its regularity of procedure, not erratic and whimsical, but uniform, dependable and law abiding. Without this faith, which never has been and never can be fully demonstrated, science would be impossible. Huxley (author is referring to Thomas Henry Huxley, 1825-1895, biologist and advocate of Charles Darwin) calls himself an agnostic with reference to God’s being and character, but in regard to the consistency and regularity of the universe he could not be agnostic and still be a scientist. He must make that leap of faith, and he makes it with gladness and confidence.”

The psalmist demonstrates faith in God. It is a faith born out of the general and special revelation of God. It is a faith gifted to us by God.

Hebrews 11:1-2 (NASB)
1 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
2 For by it the men of old gained approval.

Heavenly Father, praises to You for your gift of faith. Thank you that your gift gives us assurance of You; that we are convicted that You are our God and that we are Your children. In faith, I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Always praying for the glory of God,