Hebrews 11 - 6.21.23

Scripture

“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see….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.” Hebrews 11:1, 6 NIV

Observation

The author gave “examples of faith to help the discouraged.” (enduringword.com) Then, he described what faith is and why it is important to have it.

Application

Here’s several things about faith from this chapter that we can apply to our daily lives.

-The heroes of the faith proved that faith was an action word; therefore, faith requires action. 

-It’s impossible to please God without it.

-We must believe He exists when we come to Him.

-We must EARNESTLY seek him. Definition for earnestly in Oxford dictionary is “with sincere and intense conviction; seriously.”

-We must be confident in what we hope for, even though we don’t see it yet.

What faith move or prayer is the Holy Spirit asking you to make today?

Prayer

Dear Lord,

It is impossible to please You without faith. I pray that Your Holy Spirit would increase my faith as I press into prayer and Your Word daily and also obey, even in times when it is hard to. Amen.

-Michelle Gaddi