1 What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. 2 God gave his approval to people in days of old because of their faith.
3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. God accepted Abel's offering to show that he was a righteous man. And although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us because of his faith.
5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying--"suddenly he disappeared because God took him."[a] But before he was taken up, he was approved as pleasing to God. 6 So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that there is a God and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.(Hebrews 11:1-6, New Living Translation)
Application
I think that the key verse here is verse 6. “So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith.” We were created for God’s pleasure. This is a foundation for all Christians. What is faith? The Bible says that it is the assurance that what we hope for is really going to happen. That means that we believe that Jesus is coming back. We believe that when we pray for someone they will be healed. The Bible also says that it is the evidence of the things we cannot see. Many people do not believe in God because they cannot see him. This scripture shows us that our faith can be the evidence that God exists. The writer of Hebrews then goes on to talk about some of the people in the Bible who pleased God because they had faith. As a matter-of-fact, this entire chapter in Hebrews is about men and women of faith. To please God we need to walk in faith.
Now What…?
I would like you guys to read the entire 11th chapter of Hebrews. Just take some time and read through it in your own Bible. Ask God to show you how to walk in faith just like those that went before us.
3 By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
4 It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did. God accepted Abel's offering to show that he was a righteous man. And although Abel is long dead, he still speaks to us because of his faith.
5 It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying--"suddenly he disappeared because God took him."[a] But before he was taken up, he was approved as pleasing to God. 6 So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that there is a God and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.(Hebrews 11:1-6, New Living Translation)
Application
I think that the key verse here is verse 6. “So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith.” We were created for God’s pleasure. This is a foundation for all Christians. What is faith? The Bible says that it is the assurance that what we hope for is really going to happen. That means that we believe that Jesus is coming back. We believe that when we pray for someone they will be healed. The Bible also says that it is the evidence of the things we cannot see. Many people do not believe in God because they cannot see him. This scripture shows us that our faith can be the evidence that God exists. The writer of Hebrews then goes on to talk about some of the people in the Bible who pleased God because they had faith. As a matter-of-fact, this entire chapter in Hebrews is about men and women of faith. To please God we need to walk in faith.
Now What…?
I would like you guys to read the entire 11th chapter of Hebrews. Just take some time and read through it in your own Bible. Ask God to show you how to walk in faith just like those that went before us.
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