Friday, July 22nd
Today’s Scripture
Faith motivated Abraham to obey God’s call and leave the familiar to discover the territory he was destined to inherit from God. So he left with only a promise and without even knowing ahead of time where he was going, Abraham stepped out in faith. He lived by faith as an immigrant in his promised land as though it belonged to someone else. He journeyed through the land living in tents with Isaac and Jacob who were persuaded that they were also co-heirs of the same promise. His eyes of faith were set on the city with unshakable foundations, whose architect and builder is God himself. Sarah’s faith embraced the miracle power to conceive even though she was barren and was past the age of childbearing, for the authority of her faith rested in the One who made the promise, and she tapped into his faithfulness. In fact, so many children were subsequently fathered by this aged man of faith—one who was as good as dead, that he now has offspring as innumerable as the sand on the seashore and as the stars in the sky!
Hebrews 11:8-12
Today’s Thought
The promises of God give access to the faith of God… Remember that your faith has authority only over what you hope for… If your faith can embrace it, that means you have the authority to produce it…
Today’s Confession
Thank you, Lord, that I can have faith to receive the promises in your Word. Help me to embrace what you have promised so I can have the authority for it to be produced in my life.