Have you read Hebrews, chapter 11 lately? It is such a worthwhile read. In that chapter, God gives us a whole list of people in the Old Testament who obeyed God even though they didn’t have all the answers.
We see an example of someone who built an ark even though he had never seen rain. (Noah).
We see someone who went on a long journey even though he didn’t know where he was going. (Abraham).
We see that same someone who was willing to sacrifice his own son, “…even though God had said to him, ‘It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.'” (Heb. 11:17)
Obedience, even though _______ is the evidence of faith. The reason people like Noah, Abraham, and others were able to respond to God in obedience is because they had great faith.
Hebrews 11:1 defines faith like this: “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
I don’t know about you, but I find these examples of faith so inspiring, admirable and in some ways, very hard to emulate.
I always want to know what’s ahead. I want to see what God has in store for me. I want clarity.
Alas, what God wants is my obedience.
He wants my obedience even though I don’t know what’s ahead, even though I can’t yet see what He has in store for me and even though I have zero clarity.
Obedience is not necessarily about knowledge, it’s about faith.
When our faith is placed in God, we can never go wrong. We can act on His commands because we have confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
We can obey, even though.
So, my friends, let us go be radiant this week as we exercise our faith in an attitude of obedience.
Go Be Radiant 