Scripture: Hebrews 11:5–7 | Runtime: 7 min

Enoch never died. Noah survived a flood that destroyed the world around him. Their stories could hardly be more different, yet Hebrews commends both for the same thing: they trusted God and lived like it.

In this episode:

• The rhythm of Genesis 5, “and then he died,” and the one man who breaks it
• Abel and Enoch had very different endings. Outcome isn’t a measure of faith.
• Verse 6: believing God exists is necessary, but faith also trusts that He is good and worth seeking
• Noah walked with God before he was ever warned about the flood
• Board by board: the ark as visible evidence of faith
• Faith isn’t only something we think or feel. It shapes what we do.

Reflection: What would trusting God look like if it took visible form in your life today? Where is He asking you to take the next faithful step?

Engage God Daily Podcast — Jesus is Better: A Study of Hebrews, Week 8. Hosted by Lisa Scheffler.

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Scripture: Hebrews 11:1–4 | Runtime: 7 min

Hebrews 11 is one of the best-known chapters in the Bible. Before the author names the people who lived by faith, he defines it. Biblical faith isn’t blind. It looks back at what God has done and trusts Him with what’s still ahead.

In this episode:

• David DeSilva on “confidence” as a foundation and a title deed: the property is yours before you’re standing on it
• “Assurance” as evidence: a life of trust shows the promises are real
• By faith we understand the universe was formed at God’s command
• Abel was righteous, and Abel was murdered. Faith doesn’t guarantee an easy life.
• “By faith Abel still speaks”
• John Chrysostom: if everything Christ foretold has come to pass, why doubt the rest?

Reflection: Write down ways God has shown Himself faithful to you. Then name one promise you’re still waiting for, and bring it to Him in prayer.

Engage God Daily Podcast — Jesus is Better: A Study of Hebrews, Week 8. Hosted by Lisa Scheffler.

Hear the message for this week's devotional on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristFellowshipMcKinney

Get the written devotional at: https://cfhome.org/EGD

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Scripture: Hebrews 10:32–39 | Runtime: 8 min

These believers had already been insulted, persecuted, and stripped of their property, and they accepted it joyfully. The author doesn’t ask them for a new kind of faith. He asks them to remember the faith they’ve already lived, and to keep going.

In this episode:

• The serious warning in Hebrews 10:24–31 about deliberately walking away from Jesus
• “Joyfully accepted the confiscation of your property”: how they could let go of what they had
• Better and lasting possessions
• Perseverance is often ordinary: a daily decision to keep going
• Habakkuk’s word in a bleak season: “My righteous one will live by faith”
• “We do not belong to those who shrink back”

Reflection: Pray for brothers and sisters who face persecution today, in China, the Middle East, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, and Somalia. Pray that they won’t shrink back and that they’ll know they are not forgotten.

Engage God Daily Podcast — Jesus is Better: A Study of Hebrews, Week 8. Hosted by Lisa Scheffler.

Hear the message for this week's devotional on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ChristFellowshipMcKinney

Get the written devotional at: https://cfhome.org/EGD

If you are in the North Dallas area and would like to join us for services each week, you can find all the information at https://cfhome.org.