By faith . . .

The One Year Bible reading for 11/11/11-Hebrews 11:1-8. "Now faith is being sure . . . certain . . . not seeing. Without faith it is impossible to please God, ... anyone who comes to him must believe that He exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. By faith Abraham,... though he did not know where he was going, . . . made his home . . . like a stranger in a foreign country. . . . For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God." The challenge to believe, to trust unconditionally, to follow where God directs and go where God sends is an awesome one--but on 11/11/11 it is available to all of us. Unless God builds through us by faith, no matter how smart, how politically correct, how just, how magnificent, all we do is futile and vain and accomplishes nothing.