Today’s passage: Hebrews 11:8-12
Helpful thoughts:
- The fruits of faith continue in these verses in the lives of:
- Abraham – Didn’t know where he was going, but trusted in the one who had sent him. Faith in his eternal inheritance encouraged him to live in a land that was not his own.
- Sarah – Originally laughed at the idea due to her old age but afterward laughed in joy at the conception and birth of their son, Isaac (Genesis 18:9-15, 21:1-7).
- Faith results in a willingness to obey in the big decisions, and a willingness to obey in the everyday small decisions. Abraham and Sarah were not done growing when they moved to a foreign land. Their faith was to be expressed in every facet of their life, as it should be in ours.
- We are reminded today that faith changes our eternal destiny…and our daily actions.
Questions to consider:
- Sarah did not conceive because she “had enough faith.” That would be a poor interpretation that would lead to a “health and wealth” style interpretation. So then, what fruit did Sarah’s faith produce through her actions? How was Sarah’s faith put on display through that whole time?
- When we want to know “God’s will,” what kinds of decisions are we usually seeking answers to? When the Bible says that God’s will is our sanctification (1 Thessalonians 4:3), how does that cause us to shift our perspective? Is God only interested in changing our circumstances, or in changing us?