Do You Have Any Faith in GOD?

The Book of Hebrews 11 is often sometimes called the "Hall of Faith" or the "Faith Hall of Fame." In Hebrew, there is an impressive list of heroic people from the Old Testament.   These people are just incredible for the amount of faith they used. These stories are written in the Bible to encourage and challenge us to use our faith!

Hebrews 11:7
It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood.  He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith. (NLT)

 

Noah was known to be a righteous man. He was blameless among the people of his time. This does not mean Noah was perfect or sinless, but that he loved God with his whole heart and was fully committed to obedience. Noah's life and the way he acted out his faith, by building the ark shows much unshakable faith in the midst of a faithless society. This kind of faith has much to teach us today.

One of Abraham's most notable feats of faith occurred when he willingly obeyed God's command in Genesis 22:2: "Take your son, your only son--yes, Isaac, whom you love so much--and go to the land of Moriah. Go and sacrifice him as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you." (NLT)

Abraham was fully prepared to slay his son, while fully trusting God to either resurrect Isaac from the dead, or provide a another sacrifice in the place of his son. At the last minute, God intervened and supplied the necessary ram. There was a ram in the bush. The death of Isaac would have contradicted every promise God had made to Abraham. So his willingness to perform the ultimate sacrifice of killing his son is probably the most dramatic example of faith and trust in God found in the entire Bible.

 Hebrews 11:11

 It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise. (NLT)

 

Sarah waited long past child-bearing age to have a baby. At times she doubted, struggling to believe God would fulfill his promise. Losing hope, she took matters into her own hands. Like most of us, Sarah was looking at God's promise from her limited, human perspective. But the Lord used her life to unfold an extraordinary plan, proving that God is never restricted by what usually happens. Sarah's faith is an inspiration to every person who has ever waited on God to act. But God had not forgotten his promise. Three heavenly beings, disguised as travelers, appeared to Abraham. God repeated his promise to Abraham that his wife would bear a son. Even though Sarah was very old, she did conceive and deliver a son. They named him Isaac.