The Hall Of Faith | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | July 26, 2023

The Hall Of Faith | AS BOLD AS LIONS DEVOTIONAL | July 26, 2023

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. Hebrews 11:8
 
If you read Hebrews 11 (and I encourage you to do so), you see account after account of God-followers acting upon a certain promise yet not knowing the where, when, how or even why of the action they were taking. They simply moved out “by faith”…a phrase which by my count, occurs at least 19 times within the chapter. Many giants of the Old Testament make an appearance as the writer of Hebrews reminds us of their fascinating stories. As I look at each of these accounts and the entirety of Hebrews 11, I see one recurring element: faith begins with a promise. Abraham, Joseph, and Moses were all given promises that were not necessarily completely fulfilled in their lifetimes.
 
If we examine our own lives, we see the promise of God and accept it by faith as well. There are elements to our profession of Christ which we must take without seeing, hearing or touching. Think about some of the great mysteries of the Gospel: the virgin birth, Christ’s resurrection, His Second Coming. There is not a person alive today who has experienced those events first-hand because they either happened long ago or will happen at some point in the future. Therefore we take the truths of the Bible “by faith” just as these heroes themselves did. There is a promise in each element that we cling to. If Christ truly was born, lived, died, and raised back to life, then we are offered the same resurrection from death; we are released from death’s cling upon our souls. If Christ is coming once again, we have a promise to be with Him at the end of our days.

Question for today: As the heroes of the faith clung to a promise without seeing, how can I cling to the promise and hope of Christ without having seen it as well?

Pray: Thank You Lord for giving us examples to follow in Your word. We await the return of Christ, knowing everything the Bible says about Him is true.

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