“Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it give us assurance about things we cannot see.” (Hebrews 11:1, NLT)
Faith can be such a hard concept to figure out and we often turn to Hebrews 11 to gain understanding.
The chapter lists the many acts of faith which the heroes of the faith endured. Each one is amazing, building our confidence in God. As we read the chapter in its entirety, recently, we find there were those who endured but did not get the outcome they expected.
They had great faith yet we are told:
“All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.”
(Hebrews 11:39-40, NLT)
They prayed in faith, believing their prayers would be answered, yet they did not see the answer in their lifetime. They have been commended for holding on and believing, even when they could not see the fulfillment of the promise. Basically, they died believing.
Won’t you join me at Woman to Woman Ministries HERE as we look at our imperfect vision and living in faith.
*This is an edited post from 2016 found HERE .
