Jacob was given the same promises the living God gave to Abraham and Isaac. These men did not receive the fulfillment of those promises but they believed God. (NASB) Hebrews 11:13 “All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen them and having welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed […]
(NASB) Hebrews 13:8 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Jesus ~ He is worthy of your faith, your trust and your worship. Your faith and trusting Jesus for your life today, and tomorrow in eternity, will impact others. What will your legacy be?
(NASB) Acts 4:12 “And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved.” God’s blessings and His promises are for all who turn to Jesus, yielding to Him as Savior and Lord. Friend, wherever you live, you […]
(NASB) Hebrews 11:20 “By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come.” Two very different blessings – yet both were prophecies that, even today, are being fulfilled. Jacob’s blessing regarded the future of the nation of Israel. Esau’s blessing regarded the future generations in their relationship to Israel as a nation. How […]
(NASB) Romans 10:17 “So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.” Listen! Carefully! How are you responding by faith to God’s words in the Holy Bible?
(NIV) Hebrews 11:17-19 “By faith Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18even though God had said to him, ‘It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.’ 19Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, […]
“All these died in faith…” Who are “these”? Hebrews 11:4 Abel offered a better sacrifice because of his faith in God. Hebrews 11:5 Enoch walked with God, by faith. Hebrews 11:7 Noah had a history of faith in God. Hebrews 11:8 Abraham obeyed God’s call by faith. Hebrews 11:9 Isaac and Jacob were fellow […]
We are to live by faith! We are to die in faith! (NASB) James 4:7-8 “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. 8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.” “All these died in […]
(NIV) Hebrews 11:11-12 “By faith Abraham, even though he was past age – and Sarah herself was barren – was enabled to become a father because he considered him (God) faithful who had made the promise. 12And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars […]
God’s ways are beyond your ability to fulfill His will for you. But nothing is impossible for God to fulfill His will for you. Nothing! (NIV) Isaiah 55:8-9 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,’ declares the Lord. 9‘As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my […]