Faithful Heroes: Trusting God’s Plan

Thursday, November 7th: Hebrews 11:32-40

Bible Verse:

“These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us.”

— Hebrews 11:39-40 (EHV)

Devotion:

In this passage, we hear about many people who had great faith in God. Even though they faced hard times and didn’t always see God’s promises come true right away, they kept trusting in Him. They believed that God had something even better planned for them, just like He does for us.

Sometimes, we have to wait for good things to happen, or we might not understand why certain things are happening in our lives. But we can trust that God has a plan for us, and it’s even better than we can imagine! Just like the people in the Bible, we can have faith that God will always keep His promises.

Questions to think about:

1. Why did the people in this passage keep trusting God, even when things were hard?

2. How can you trust God when you have to wait for something?

3. What are some of the promises God has made to us?

Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for always keeping Your promises. Help me to trust in You, even when I don’t understand what’s happening. Amen.

Activity Idea:

Draw a picture of someone trusting in God, even when things are hard.

Full Bible Reference:

“And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground. These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised, since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.”

— Hebrews 11:32-40 (EHV)