Faith and Obedience

This week I want to examine the story of Abraham as told in Hebrews, here is the father of all that would believe, what was it about this man's life that made him a member in the "hall of faith."

Hebrews 11:8-10-"By faith, Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God."

Can you imagine one day God says to you, "Pack up the suburban." "Where are we going?" "You'll know when you get there." Now for me, a guy who likes to know step by step what I'm doing and who would be ok if God laid out His plan for my life and let me know in advance, this blows me away. Abraham, who was very established and doing well where he was at, packs up the station wagon and hits the road.

This speaks to the action of faith. At some point our faith has to become more then the words that we speak or ideas that we know, it must result in obedience to the one that our faith is in. Obedience is the daughter of faith, it is what is birthed out of our trust in God. Obedience is the true sign that we believe God, and we trust that what He says He will do, He will do. Faith believes and confesses, but it is also move to action. The weight behind what Abraham does is why he is mentioned here, God became more then a mere concept to him, He became someone to follow.

Today, are you walking in faith, not just by words, but has that faith in God and His promise activated a living, breathing, moving obedience to what God has called you to?

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