Know You Will 3-Day Devotional by UnitedHalimbawa

KNOW YOU WILL

PART ONE: Faith in His Faithfulness

“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. His eyes of faith were set on the city with unshakable foundations, whose architect and builder is God himself.” ‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11:8, 10‬ ‭TPT‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬

Abraham was motivated by faith and his eyes were set on Zion, the city of God. In Genesis 12, God had spoken to Abraham and made a promise that He would bless Abraham and that through him, all people on earth would be blessed. Abraham held onto this promise and followed God into the unknown. Being a human, there’s no doubt that there were days when nothing made sense and the promises of God seemed far-fetched and insane. But through all the obstacles and uncertainties, doubts and fears, Abraham was faithful because he had confidence, hope and assurance that God would do what He said He would do.

The author of the book of Hebrews tells us in chapter 11 that, “faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Faith is confidence. Faith is assurance. But what do we have faith in? Why do we have assurance? In Hebrews 11:11, we read about Sarah, Abraham’s wife, “Sarah’s faith embraced God’s 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.” When the very promise of God doesn’t make sense to us and the world around us is burning down in chaos, we have the choice to grab onto God’s miracle power and tap into His faithfulness. We can have confidence because God is faithful. Throughout the bible there are accounts of His faithfulness to ordinary people; men and women who put their trust in Him. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. He is not biased to any specific personality type, gender, age, status, ethnicity or race. He is faithful and therefore, we can have confidence.

You might have obstacles or overwhelming situations staring you down, but you can have confidence in God’s love, shown through His salvation, because of His faithfulness. You can find rest in His peace and find strength in His joy. He has proven His faithfulness with every generation and has made good on every promise from the very beginning. The authority of your faith rests in the One who made the promise. 

Reflection & Application:

Take a moment to pause and consider God’s faithfulness. [seriously, do it] Now, take another moment to thank God for all the ways that He has been kind, generous and faithful to you. In this posture of gratitude, determine in your heart that you will put your trust in God, even if you cannot see a way to the fulfilment of promise. Decide that today you will live with confidence and not fear, and that just like Abraham, you will step out in faith, maybe again, into the unknown. 

Prayer:

Dear God, I believe that you have been faithful to your people from the start, and I have confidence that you will be faithful until the very end. Where I have doubt, please give me assurance. Where I have fears, please give me your peace. Where I have uncertainties, please give me confidence. I submit my will to yours right now. I offer you my faith. May you bless the people in my world through my obedience and because of your faithfulness. Amen.