Hebrews 11:13 “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.”

I love this scripture. I love the entire chapter 11 of the book of Hebrews. It serves to remind me of the faithfulness of God!
Have you ever become impatient with God as you wait for something? Have you prayed for something and it seems as though God is silent in response? When those times happen to me I want to remember this Scripture. These faithful saints died not having received the promises of God but had faith that the promises of God would be fulfilled. They understood that this world is not all there is. They understood that this world was not their home. That is so beautiful to me.

Yes, all these great saints who have gone before us had such a great faith but do you think that they drummed up this great faith on their own??? Of course not!!! Romans 12:3 tells us that God assigns faith to us. He opens our eyes to see and by His grace we believe. Mark 9:24 shows us a father who brought his son to Jesus and asked for a healing for his son crying out to God that he believes but to help his unbelief! Over and over again scripture shows us the weak faith of many of the people of God and the faithfulness of God to show Himself. God is faithful to help us in our unbelief! He delights to do so!
Is your faith weak? Do you struggle with unbelief? Confess this to God in repentance and ask Him to increase your faith! Remember it is not our weak faith that brings us peace and comfort, but it is God’s faithfulness that brings us comfort and peace in our times of waiting.

I believe Lord! Help my unbelief!!!