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Plan for: Thanksgiving | Advent | Christmas
Explore the true meaning of faith in God, emphasizing that it is about believing in the unseen but real, and that such faith should define our lives, with evidence in our actions and rewards from God.
Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. Today, we're diving deep into what it really means to have faith in God. And we're not talking about a wishy-washy, only-on-Sundays kind of faith. We're talking about a faith that's so strong, so unshakeable, it defines who we are and how we live our lives.
As A.W. Tozer once said, "Faith is seeing the invisible, but not the nonexistent." Let that sink in. Faith isn't about believing in something that doesn't exist. It's about believing in something that's very real, even though we can't see it with our physical eyes.
And so, our Scripture passage today is from Hebrews 11:1-10, which reads:
"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead. By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: 'He could not be found, because God had taken him away.' For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God. 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. By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith. By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going."
Father God, as we unpack Your Word today, open our hearts and minds to understand Your definition of faith, the evidence of faith, and the rewards of faith. May we be inspired to live lives of authentic faith, pleasing to You and fruitful for Your kingdom. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.
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