Mon.’s Devo - By Faith

Read: Hebrews 11-12
God gives us the definition of faith: the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen. It is the assurance of things we cannot see. Everything about Christianity has to do with faith. We believe in a God we cannot see and a Savior we only know in our hearts. We hear from the Holy Spirit who we cannot see either who speaks through our thoughts and countless other ways. But it all takes faith. All the people mentioned in this chapter heard from God and acted on it by faith believing that when they did, they would receive what God had promised would happen. None of them received tangible riches. Abel received God’s acceptance; Enoch received God’s pleasure; Noah received God’s righteousness; Abraham received the promise of a future inheritance; Sarah was the first to receive a token of her promise. She was promised millions of descendants yet she received one son. It says that they never got what they were promised but they received enough to keep hoping for the future.
We will never see all God has promised us in his Word in our lives. It was meant to be that way. That is why we have children that can take the vision God has given us and keep building on it. Every one of Jacob’s sons were given a different mission and a different prophecy. They were to pass it on to their children who were to pass it on to their children. When everyone does the part of their piece in the timeline, it will all bring us to the end of time. The end will happen when we come into unity in the Body of Christ. Our part is to learn about love and acceptance and responsibility so Jesus can come for us. He is coming back for a spotless bride not a fragmented body. We are slowly but surely getting there. His coming back in not so much a time table as it is an event. He is waiting for us to love one another.
Lord, help us to love those that we don’t agree with in doctrine. If they believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead then they are our brothers and sisters in Christ. Help us to embrace them without having to share the same interpretations.