(Hebrews
11:1-16)
Now
Faith is being sure of what we Hope for
And
Certain of what we do not see.
This
is what the Ancients were Commended for .
BY
FAITH we understand that the Universe was formed at God's Command,
So
that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
BY
FAITH Able offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did.
By
Faith he was commended as a Righteous man,
When
God spoke well of his offerings.
And
by Faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
BY
FAITH Enoch was taken from this life,
So
that he did not experience Death;
He
could not be found, because God had taken him away.
For
before he was taken, he was Commended as on who pleased God.
AND
WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD,
Because
anyone who comes to Him must believe that He Exists
AND
THAT HE REWARDS THOSE WHO EARNESTLY SEEK HIM.
BY
FAITH Noah, when warned about things not yet seen,
IN
HOLY FEAR build an Ark to save his family.
BY
HIS FAITH HE CONDEMNED THE WORLD
And
became Heir of the Righteousness that comes by Faith.
BY
FAITH Abraham, when called to go to a place
He
would later receive as his Inheritance, Obeyed and went,
Even
though he did not know where he was going
BY
FAITH he made his home in the Promised Land
Like
a Stranger in a Foreign Country;
He
lived in Tents, as did Isaac and Jacob,
Who
were Heirs with him of the same Promise.
FOR
HE WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A CITY WITH FOUNDATIONS,
WHOSE
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER IS GOD.
BY
FAITH Abraham, even though he was past age--
And
Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father
Because
he considered Him Faithful Who had made the Promise.
And
so from this one man, and he as good as Dead,
Came
Descendants a numerous as the stars in the sky
And
as countless as the sand on the seashore.
ALL
THESE PEOPLE WERE STILL LIVING BY FAITH WHEN THE DIED.
They
did not receive the things Promised;
They
only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.
AND
THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY WERE ALIENS AND STRANGERS ON EARTH.
People
who say such things show
That
they are looking for a Country of their own.
If
they had been thinking f the Country they had left,
They
would have had opportunity to return.
INSTEAD,
THEY WEE LONGING FOR A BETTER COUNTRY--
A
HEAVENLY ONE.
Therefore
God is not ashamed to be called their God,
For
he has Prepared a City for them.
(Hebrews
11:1-16, NIV)
Today,
we must be Sure of what we Hope for.
And
Certain of what we do not see.
And
what is it that we Hope for?
Is
it not the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ
Who
has His Reward with Him? (Revelation 22:12)
Have
we built our Ark of Faith, in Holy Fear,
Sufficient
to Save us from the coming Wrath of God [Colossians 3:6],
Against
all ungodliness?
Are
we Earnestly Seeking God and His Righteousness?
Are
we Strangers and Aliens in this Wicked World?
Looking
for a City whose Architect and Builder is God?
Such
people are the only ones who will be Saved.
We
must have the same mind and heart-set as the Ancients,
Those
in God's Gallery of Faith.
FAITH
has not changed, it is the same for us as it was for them.
Do
we believe God's Word that tells us what is yet to come?
Will
we be Blessed because we have taken to heart what God has written
About
the Immediate Future? (Revelation 1:3)
Christ
Jesus warned us all:
Be
always on the Watch,
And pray that you
will be able to Escape All that is about to happen,
And that you may be
able TO STAND before the Son of Man.
(Luke 21:36)
Today,
the World is raging against God, rushing toward Oblivion. (Psalm 2)
This
World in it's present form is passing away. (1 Corinthians 7:31)
America
is being ground to powder because of her SIN against God.
Save
yourself from this Corrupt Generation! (Acts 2:40)
As
God has written, so shall it be! Hallelujah! Maranatha!
Father,
Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as in Heaven!
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