Going Without Knowing

The testimony of Hebrews 11 is that God’s commendation comes for those who walk by faith, not by sight. 

By faith, Noah prepared for a flood under a cloudless sky (Hebrews 11:7). 

By faith, Abraham set out to a land he had never seen (Hebrews 11:8). 

By faith, Moses left behind the treasures of Egypt for the famine of wilderness, believing a better inheritance was ahead (Hebrews 11:25-26). 

By faith, Jesus gave up his spirit, embracing the grave, convinced the Father would come with a glorious resurrection (John 19:30). 

There is no honor in half-hearted obedience, and there is no commendation for calculated faith. If you must always see the course before you are assured and run the numbers before you are convinced, you are not walking by faith.

The Father isn’t moved when you move according to the evidence. But his heart bursts with pleasure when you hear his voice and venture out—believing that “he exists and … rewards those who seek him” (Hebrews 11:6).

Every call to faith is an opportunity to please the heart of God.

If it’s a true step of faith, it will make you look foolish—and it will make you wait. 

But in the humbling anticipation, the Spirit will hold up your heart. He will bolster your soul with the “the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things unseen” (Hebrews 11:1).