Looking at the Invisible

Bible Reading:  Hebrews 11:1-40

Focus Verses:  Hebrews 11:1,27  "(1) Faith shows the reality of what we hope for, it is the evidence of things we cannot see.   (27) It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger.  He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the One who is invisible. "

There are many people mentioned in Hebrews chapter 11 and they all have one thing in common.  They all made mistakes.  Not one of them was perfect.  Have you ever done something you wished you hadn’t?  Did you ever say to yourself “I wish I could live that day over again?  I have. Even though these people made mistakes they also had something else in common.  They had great faith.  Many of the verses in this chapter start by saying “It was by faith”.

Moses is mentioned in this chapter for his faith.  Moses made mistakes.  He failed in Exodus 2:12 by killing a man and then ran away.  Even after he thought he was unable to serve God, he still had faith.  The Bible says in verse 27 “It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger.  He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the One who is invisible. We know who the invisible One is, it’s God.  Even after he escorted the Israelites out of Egypt, he failed again!  In Exodus 20, he struck a rock in disobedience. I’m sure if Moses could live that day over again he would just speak to the rock like God said instead of striking it. Even with this, Moses is not defined by this mistake, but by his faith.

Today let’s not be defined by our mistakes.  We are all going to make mistakes.  Let us be defined by our faith.  The invisible God that we serve is a God of second chances.  It takes great faith to keep our eyes on Someone that is invisible.  And one day, because of our faith, we will see Him face to face.

Bobby Johnson

Interlocking Ministries