Hebrews 11:1 English Standard Version (ESV) Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

Assurance is not insurance.

With insurance we shop around for a carrier who offers the best coverage at a price we can afford. What is being covered is discussed and agreed upon. It might be a car, a boat, a house, or a bundle. But those don’t cover whole life which is a different policy.

If you want to leave your survivors debt free you will buy a million dollar policy and the premiums are steep. Not only steep but you have to qualify by taking a physical and if you don’t pass you will not be coveted. Then you are left with the option of a burial policy which will only offset  some funeral costs. $10,000 coverage does buy much these days, and if you die too soon after buying that policy you wont get full coverage.

Then there are the terms and conditions. Everything has limited liability because they are in it to take advantage of us. Flood insurance isn’t included.

Assurance of faith is different because Christ paid the price and full coverage is guaranteed instantly without terms and conditions. We are assured a place after death that is whole life, eternal life, absent of any penalty clauses. That life begins instantly.

Assurance of faith is based on God’s promises. They are His plan for us and the good news is that we are covered regardless of our condition. It would seem the worse the better. No one else but God would cover us, or could cover us, with these guarantees.

Here is the best part, we don’t have to wait for a disaster to reap the promises of assurance of faith, it starts paying off on those promises immediately without any limits.

And He covers floods at no extra cost.

So do you want insurance or assurance?