Thursday, August 4, 2016
Proper 14 C - Hebrews 11:1-16
The trust in me theme of this week’s lessons continues with
what must be acknowledged as the trust poof text. :) Faith “the assurance
of things hoped for and the confidence in things not seen” is the version I
memorized and the meaning, no matter how it is translated, has served me well.
That being said I must confess that I am not a confident Christian even though I do
have confidence in Christ. By that I mean I have all kinds of doubts about
myself and my life of faith but no doubts about the One in whom I trust. But
that shouldn’t surprise you or me, nor should we lament the truth about
ourselves. I believe confident Christians are not all they are cracked up to be
and a healthy dose of doubt means the life of faith is no walk in the park
which may be what the life of faith is all about. I hope in things that have
been promised but not delivered. I have confidence in what I cannot see, the
better country for which I long, and believe it is more real than the one in
which I presently live. The Hebrews 11 list of those who lived by faith is not
a list of faith super stars, but rather a list of those who hoping against hope
lived as if the promise not realized had already been delivered and the things
not seen were fully visible. Put your name in the Hebrews 11 list, you less
than confident Christian, for the word to them is the word to us. Believe in
what you cannot see. Trust me.
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