Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. (Hebrews 11:1-7 ESV)
What have you hoped for?
For the past few years I have been looking for a call to a congregation as their spiritual leader. I have hoped time and time again that the congregation I was talking to was the one for my next place to be where God needs me to be.
Here in the champions of faith chapter of Hebrews we see 3 heros of faith… Abel, Enoch, and Noah. And around hese heros we see an exposition on faith. It is impossible for us to draw near to God without faith and faith is not something we make ourselves. It is a gift given to us through the faithfulness of Christ to go to the cross.
We see that the universes was made from things that were not seen and we through faith ,are God who is unseen seen. We can be champions of the gift of faith if we will just draw ner to Him.
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