ASLC Devotions -- Thursday, June 14

 

Hebrews 11:4-7

 

The Examples of Abel, Enoch, and Noah

 

4 By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain’s. Through this he received approval as righteous, God himself giving approval to his gifts; he died, but through his faith he still speaks. ⁵By faith Enoch was taken so that he did not experience death; and ‘he was not found, because God had taken him.’ For it was attested before he was taken away that ‘he had pleased God.’ ⁶And without faith it is impossible to please God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. ⁷By faith Noah, warned by God about events as yet unseen, respected the warning and built an ark to save his household; by this he condemned the world and became an heir to the righteousness that is in accordance with faith.

We don’t usually include a scripture passage that’s this long. We want these devotions to be brief. But reading this passage I was so taken with the repetition of these stories “by faith.” These stories of faith name some of the people who acted on faith, witnessing their trust in God.

But you could likely pen your own “by faith” story from your own life or that of someone in your family. What have you witnessed to, by faith?

Peace,

Pastor Jenn