Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter, make some application,

present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's Word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome back.

We're getting close in our Hebrew study. We're in a very familiar passage, a beautiful one, Hebrews chapter 11.

Faith is confidence in what is hoped for and certainty in what is not seen. Through faith, God approved the lives of many who trusted him without seeing the outcome.

The world was created by the word of God and understood

through faith. This chapter recounts people like Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Moses, and others

who courageously followed God. They obeyed even when the path was unclear, knowing that God

rewards those who seek him, and looking forward to promises

that had not yet been fulfilled. Some conquered kingdoms, while others endured suffering and death,

yet all were honored for their unwavering faith. They did not receive the final promise,

for God planned something better. Together with believers in Jesus, they will be made complete in what God is prepared.

There's this awesome theme that they didn't even know where it was going or what it would look like,

but they believed and trusted in God. We are called to live by faith, trusting in what we cannot yet see.

Faith gives us confidence in God's promises and anchors our hope. Those who came before us live this way.

They obeyed God, even when the path was uncertain. We must follow the example of faithful men and

women, walking courageously through trials with our sights set on heaven. We will not be perfect,

but God will reward our consistent deference to his glory. Some of us will experience great victories,

while others will endure tragic loss in this life. What unites us is a deep trust in God.

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