Hebrews 11
Real Life Stories of Faith!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Monday, January 25.
According to Hebrews 11:1, faith is “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” Verse 6 further explains that “without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.” Paul, in Romans 14:23, unapologetically teaches us God’s perspective that “whatever is not from faith is sin.”
Unfortunately, for most of us, knowing this is not enough to convince us to live by faith alone. We each need daily encouragement to do the right thing for the right reasons at the right time. That is why the Bible is full of stories of real people with real faith in real history.
Here are three of those testimonies from Hebrews 11:
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- Noah trusted God and against all evidence and public opinion built an ark to save humanity from God’s judgement (verse 7).
- Abraham trusted God and left behind all that he knew to set out on the journey to claim God’s promised land (verses 8-10).
- Sarah trusted God and after 90 years of not being able to have a child, conceived a son who would inherit the promises of God (verses 11-12).
I encourage you to open up your Bible to the book of Genesis and read these great stories of faith. These testimonies in Hebrews 11 are real stories about real people with real faith in real history. The stories of these real people in these historical accounts are intended to encourage you and motivate you to live the life of faith, no matter the circumstances of your life.