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40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 37

40 DAYS – Time with God – Day 37

By Faith

by Noelene Curry

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Hebrews 11

Faith

1To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for, to be certain of the things we cannot see. 2It was by their faith that people of ancient times won God's approval.

3It is by faith that we understand that the universe was created by God's word, so that what can be seen was made out of what cannot be seen.

4It was faith that made Abel offer to God a better sacrifice than Cain's. Through his faith he won God's approval as a righteous man, because God himself approved of his gifts. By means of his faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.

5It was faith that kept Enoch from dying. Instead, he was taken up to God, and nobody could find him, because God had taken him up. The scripture says that before Enoch was taken up, he had pleased God. 6No one can please God without faith, for whoever comes to God must have faith that God exists and rewards those who seek him.

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Before Enoch was taken, he was commended as One who pleased God. He walked completely with God, His dependence on God and reliance on God was total. His conviction and assurance about God’s goodness was based on his faith in God. Poet and writer Rabindranath Tagore says: Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark. Some birds still continue to sing up until the time the last ray of light disappears. They sing through the dusk and into the dark because they know their Creator cares for them. And often they will begin to sing before there is daylight. It is not light enough for them to begin looking for food yet, Yet they can sing for they know that God will provide. Lord, may we be like the birds of the air.

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