Hebrews 11:1-5 New International Version (NIV)
Faith in Action
11 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for.
3 By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
4 By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith Abel still speaks, even though he is dead.
5 By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.”For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
Dear Lord, Faith is confidence in what I hope for. Faith is assurance about what I do not see. I know the universe was formed at your command. You made what is seen from what was not visible. I can learn from those from the past who had faith. I can be commended as righteous through faith in you, Lord God. In Jesus’ Name I Pray, Amen.
