To: ALL WHO HAVE EARS TO HEAR
From; GOD THE FATHER, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST
HIS SON and Ministered through the HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD, The Helper,
that He may be with you forever. [John 14:16]
Subject: MY WORD
Hebrews 11:1–3 (The Living Bible) 1 What is faith? It is the
confident assurance that something we want is going to happen. It is the
certainty that what we hope for is waiting for us, even though we cannot see it
up ahead. 2 Men of God in days of old were famous for their faith. 3 By faith—by believing God—we
know that the world and the stars—in fact, all things—were made at God’s
command; and that they were all made from things that can’t be seen.
Hebrews 11:4 (AMP) 4 [Prompted, actuated] by
faith Abel brought God a better and more acceptable sacrifice than Cain,
because of which it was testified of him that he was righteous [that he was
upright and in right standing with God], and God bore witness by accepting and
acknowledging his gifts. And though he died, yet [through the incident] he is
still speaking.
Hebrews 11:5–6 (NASB95) 5 By faith Enoch was taken up
so that he would not see death; and
he was not found because God took him up; for he obtained the witness
that before his being taken up he was pleasing to God. 6 And without
faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must
believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.
Hebrews 11:7 (The Living Bible) 7 Noah was another who trusted God. When he heard God’s warning
about the future, Noah believed him even though there was then no sign of a
flood, and wasting no time, he built the ark and saved his family. Noah’s
belief in God was in direct contrast to the sin and disbelief of the rest of
the world—which refused to obey—and
because of his faith he became one of those whom God has accepted.
Hebrews 11:8–12 (NKJV) 8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place
which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he
was going. 9 By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a
foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of
the same promise; 10 for he waited for the city which has
foundations, whose builder and maker is God. 11 By faith
Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child
when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. 12
Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the
stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore.
Hebrews 11:13–18 (ESV) 13 These all died in faith,
not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them
from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the
earth. 14 For people who speak thus make it clear that they are
seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been thinking of that land from
which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. 16
But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore
God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city.
17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he
who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, 18
of whom it was said, “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”
Hebrews 11:17–22 (ESV) 17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested,
offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of
offering up his only son, 18 of whom it was said, “Through Isaac
shall your offspring be named.” 19 He considered that God was able
even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did
receive him back. 20 By faith Isaac invoked future blessings on
Jacob and Esau. 21 By faith
Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, bowing in worship over
the head of his staff. 22 By faith Joseph, at the end of his
life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions
concerning his bones.
Hebrews 11:23–31 (CJB) 23 By trusting, the parents of Moshe hid him for three
months after he was born, because they saw that he was a beautiful
child, and they weren’t afraid of the king’s decree. 24 By trusting,
Moshe, after he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s
daughter. 25 He chose being mistreated along with God’s people
rather than enjoying the passing pleasures of sin. 26 He had come to
regard abuse suffered on behalf of the Messiah as greater riches than the
treasures of Egypt, for he kept his eyes fixed on the reward. 27 By trusting,
he left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered as one who sees the
unseen. 28 By trusting, he obeyed the requirements for the Pesach,
including the smearing of the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn
would not touch the firstborn of Isra’el. 29 By trusting,
they walked through the Red Sea as through dry land; when the Egyptians tried
to do it, the sea swallowed them up. 30 By trusting, the
walls of Yericho fell down—after the people had marched around them for seven
days. 31 By trusting, Rachav the prostitute welcomed the
spies and therefore did not die along with those who were disobedient.
Hebrews 11:32–40 (The Living Bible)
32 Well, how much more do I need to
say? It would take too long to recount the stories of the faith of Gideon and
Barak and Samson and Jephthah and David and Samuel and all the other prophets. 33
These people all trusted God and as a
result won battles, overthrew kingdoms, ruled their people well, and received
what God had promised them; they were kept from harm in a den of lions 34
and in a fiery furnace. Some, through their faith, escaped death by the sword.
Some were made strong again after they had been weak or sick. Others were
given great power in battle; they made whole armies turn and run away. 35
And some women, through faith, received their loved ones back again from death.
But others trusted God and were beaten to death, preferring to die rather than
turn from God and be free—trusting that they would rise to a better life
afterwards. 36 Some were laughed at and their backs cut open with
whips, and others were chained in dungeons. 37 Some died by stoning
and some by being sawed in two; others were promised freedom if they would
renounce their faith, then were killed with the sword. Some went about in skins
of sheep and goats, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in dens and
caves. They were hungry and sick and ill-treated—too good for this world. 39
And these men of faith, though they
trusted God and won his approval, none of them received all that God had
promised them; 40 for God wanted them to wait and share the even
better rewards that were prepared for us.
[Please
Note: Always Read the Word of God in
Context, reading the entire chapter or book, asking the Holy Spirit of the
Living God to give you the interpretation.
2 Peter 1:16–21
(Williams) 16 For it was not mere stories of fancy
that we followed when we told you of the power and coming of our Lord Jesus
Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He
received such honor and glory from God the Father, when from the majestic glory
there was borne to Him a voice like this, “This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom
I take delight.” 18 we heard this voice ourselves borne from heaven
while we were with Him on that sacred mountain. 19 So we have the
message of the prophets more certainly guaranteed. Please pay attention to this message as to a
lamp that is shining in a dismal place, until the day dawns and the morning
star rises in your hearts; 20 because you recognize this truth above
all else, that no prophecy in Scripture
is to be interpreted by one’s own mind, 21 for no prophecy has
ever yet originated in man’s will, but men who were led by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.]
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