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Trust and Endure by Faith

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2019-06-19 [히브리서(Hebrews) 11:1 - 11:12]

1	Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.
2	For by it the people of old received their commendation.
3	By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.
4	By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks.
5	By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.
6	And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
7	By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8	By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.
9	By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise.
10	For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
11	By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.
12	Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

Thinking & Understanding
Faith is trusting in God, who isn’t visible, and holding onto the words of his promise. Abel worshipped God by faith and Enoch pleased God throughout his wanderings (vv. 4-5). Noah built an ark of salvation by faith, and it was by faith that Abraham lived forever as a sojourner for the sake of receiving what belonged to God (vv. 7-10). Sarah was too old to conceive a child, but she became the mother of millions by having a son by faith (vv. 11-12). These were all people who were acknowledged by God because they believed in the words of his promises and obeyed.

Who is God?
Vv. 4-6 God greatly rewards those who believe. That we cannot see God does not mean that God does not exist. We cannot see God because God is too great. Are we living a life that is pleasing to God, with the conviction that God exists and with hope in God’s reward?

What lesson is God teaching me?
Vv. 7-10 Our response to God’s word comes from our faith in God. Our fear of God and trust in him is manifest in the form of obedience and endurance by faith. Living by faith means waiting for the Lord’s return with trust in God’s promise, even amid suffering. What kind of fruit is our trust and endurance producing in our lives?

Prayer
Lord, help us to look to you in faith and obey joyfully, with hope in the fruit of your word.