"....By Faith...." (Hebrews 11:3)
The last phrase before Hebrews 11 is, "We...belong to those who...have faith and are saved." Faith is the basis for receiving everything in Jesus Christ, and Biblical faith is nothing less than obedience, "Abraham... went out, not knowing where he was going." Here we see, "Faith is..."the evidence," not some map. What follows, "By faith," throughout Hebrews 11 is described in 1 Thess. 1:3 as, "the work of faith."
Hebrews 11 tells us:
1. "By faith Abel offered"
2. "By faith Enoch...was translated"
3. "By faith Noah...built"
4. "By faith Abraham obeyed....and offered"
5. "By faith Moses...choosing rather to suffer affliction,...forsook Egypt"
In Hebrews 11, "By faith," is always followed by verbs; they did something. What, "work of faith," are you engaged in today? Galatians 3:9 in the Amplified Bible says, "So then, those who are people of faith are blessed and made happy and favored by God [as partners in fellowship] with the believing and trusting Abraham."
Walk in, "the faith of Jesus," today, knowing you are, "blessed and...happy and favored by God [as partners in fellowship]" with all those who obey our Lord Jesus Christ.
Father, in Jesus' Name, Thank You for such a partner. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
