Daily Study: Day Three

God expects us to know the events recorded in the Bible and accept them as history so we can direct our lives according to what He has said and done.

Read Hebrews 11:1-16 – This chapter is often known as the “Hall of Faith”: it reveals the importance of faith behind key events and people in history. If you consider that these men are just normal people, you realize it was their faith in God’s trustworthiness that gave them the ability to do what they did.

Review the passage and answer the following questions:

• Why are ‘assurance and conviction’ important aspects of faith? What does that mean in terms of being sure about something?
• What was Abel sure of?
• What was Enoch commended for?
• What did Noah have a conviction about?
• What was the object of Abraham’s faith?
• Why is it important that we understand the historical events surrounding these men and their decisions in terms of learning from them for our own lives?
• From God’s perspective, how important is knowing history to our daily faith?

Just because we cannot see something at this moment does not mean our conviction and assurance of it is not reasonable. History reminds us that God has acted in space and time in important ways, and that He is still doing so today.

Pray that God would give you faith to trust Him in whatever circumstance you find yourself.