Today concludes the fourth week of a series I’ve been working through in Hebrews 11—the great Hall of Fame of Faith. But if you’re like me, you may come to the end of Hebrews 11 and be very impressed yet wonder, “How can I measure up to them?” But you know what? We can—by faith!
Our stories may not be as dramatic nor told for centuries to come, but the whole point the Hebrew writer makes is that all of these great examples are united to us by faith. Listen to the closing verse: “…God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.” What a thought! Because of Jesus, all of God’s faithful people, from the beginning to the end of time, are united as God’s saved children. Our names may not be written in Hebrews 11, but if we live in obedient faith, they can and will be written in the Book of Life.