Friday, November 30, 2012

Hebrews 11

Hebrews 11
I will not quote the entire chapter.  I will let you follow the link and read it from Bible Gateway.


Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.
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.

One thing that most evolutionists won't tell you, is that evolution is a belief based on their interpretation of science.  Creation is our belief in an almighty creator...God.  Both are based on faith it's just a matter of whom one chooses to put their faith in.

By faith Abel ...
By faith Enoch...

 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

We do not earn favor with God.  We have faith in what Jesus has done.  Our reward is not "salvation", that is a gift.  Our reward is treasure in heaven.



By faith Noah,...
By faith Abraham,...
11 And by faith even Sarah,...

13 All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth. 14 People who say such things show that they are looking for a country of their own. 15 If they had been thinking of the country they had left, they would have had opportunity to return. 16 Instead, they were longing for a better country—a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared a city for them.

These people died having never seen what God had promised them. Yet they looked forward to what was ahead. We too need to press on toward our goal.  We too need to look forward to our better country.

17 By faith Abraham,...
20 By faith Isaac...
21 By faith Jacob,...
22 By faith Joseph,...
23 By faith Moses’ parents...
24 By faith Moses,...
29 By faith the people...
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell,
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab... 

32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. 36 Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— 38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, 40 since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

So I search my heart and look at what am facing today.  I will not face anything like this. Where is my faith?  I encourage you to do the same.

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.

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