Faith in Action

READ HEBREWS 11-12:3.

Hebrews 11-12:3 is a passage on walking by faith. In verse 1, the writer – who, fun fact: by the way, is anonymous – starts off by defining faith: “Faith is being sure about what we hope for, being convinced about things we do not see.” (ESV) Let’s pick this apart.

OF WHAT HOPE IS THE AUTHOR SAYING WE ARE SURE? OF WHAT INVISIBLE THINGS ARE WE CONVINCED?

Well! I’m glad you asked! Let’s look into a verse in Chapter 10 to help us out.

READ HEBREWS 10:23.

…for He who promised is faithful. So, we are hoping in a promise from God. And God is trustworthy, so we can be sure that He will make good on is promises. The writer is explaining that when we have faith in God, we are expressing confidence in Him and even though we can’t see Him – and His work often seems impossible – we are sure He will come through.

This is not a hope that the Lord is going to do everything you ask like a genie. This is trust that the Lord is going to do what HE SAYS He will do. After He’s decided and He’s promised that He will do something, we can trust that it will come to pass, even if what He says seems impossible.