Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.

Hebrews 11, verse 1.

Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread.

Our reading titled Leap of Faith was written by Nancy Gabianes and read by Rochelle Troub.

Hebrews 11, verses 1 through 8.

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about 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, Abel brought God a

better offering than Cain did. By faith, he was commended as righteous when God spoke well of his offerings,

and by faith, Abel 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 one 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 built an ark to save his family.

By his faith, he condemned the world

and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with 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.

Leap of Faith, written by Nancy Gavionis.

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