Hebrews 11:1-3
Faith
1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
Exodus 13:21-22
God Led His People by Fire and by Cloud
21 By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night. 22 Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people.
Faith is having the belief in God that what we hope and pray for will actually happen...It gives us hope in things we cannot (yet) see...By faith we come to understand that the universe was formed at God's command...And before God created the universe there was nothing in the universe...So that what is seen now in our created universe was not made out of what was visible, but was made out of what was invisible (and nothing)...So the universe was created out of nothing...So faith is believing in things we cannot see that can and do exist...Like the universe...It was nothing and could not be seen and was invisible, not it is here and can be seen and is visible...
Faith has been defined as a strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof...Now this definition is only partly true...Because God has shown Himself to certain people and groups of people...When Moses met God on the mountain he was with God and had proof of God...And when Moses led the Hebrew people out of Egypt and into the Promised Land God was there...As the Hebrew people traveled the desert to the Promised Land, the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way by day and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night...Neither the pillar of cloud by day nor the pillar of fire by night left its place in front of the people...The prophets were also led and inspired by God...They must have heard Him in a Spiritual mental way way to write what they wrote...And Jesus says He was sent by God and returned to Him in heaven...So some people have had proof that God exists and have felt His Presence...
God, for His own reasons, has given spiritual apprehension, spiritual perceiving and proof of His Presence to some people, just not everyone...