In the 11th chapter of Hebrews, we are introduced to a list of biblical heroes and heroines who demonstrated great faith despite challenges, limitations, and impossibilities. The writer of Hebrews lists the faithful actions of individuals who lived and learned to fully entrust themselves to the faithfulness of God. The writer highlights their perseverance, hope, and irrational confidence in the sovereignty of God. These are our cloud of witnesses. Our forerunners. Our examples of great faith. Abraham stands out with multiple instances of great faith recorded in the chapter. The act of faith by Abraham that stands out for me and will serve as our anchor for this devotional is verse eight.

⁸By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went even though he did not know where he was going.

What kind of faith is required to respond to a sure call to go and not know where you are going?

How can we have certainty that there is a God-given inheritance, plan, and place for us and yet see no probabilities of anything different than what is in front of us?

I think Abraham would remind us that our response to the call of God and our certainty of sovereignty are not matters of sight nor of circumstance. It is not what we see, it is in whom we have believed. It is not according to our need for immediate answers, but according to our ability to entrust ourselves wholly to a faithful God. Abraham’s first steps from his father’s house were in grace and trust. His second steps were according to the direction of God. When we don’t know where to go or what to do, we can follow Abraham’s example. Let’s take the first step in trust.