Hebrews 11:23-28 English Standard Version

²³ By faith Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that the child was beautiful, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. ²⁴ By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, ²⁵ choosing rather to be mistreated with the people of God than to enjoy the fleeting pleasures of sin. ²⁶ He considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward. ²⁷ By faith he left Egypt, not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible. ²⁸ By faith he kept the Passover and sprinkled the blood, so that the Destroyer of the firstborn might not touch them.

We see here that Moses made choices that were not the path of least resistance. Reading Exodus tells us of the story but the issues of faith contained within are elusive because we cannot see into the hearts of others. These events happened so long ago that the telling of them is left to us only in the scrolls and translations of them. What makes them unique is that the same faith that wrote them is the same faith that translated them and is the same faith that reads them today. This elusive faith has not changed since its inception.

Even without Moses knowing God his actions led him to a place that many call a divine appointment. That was Moses and the burning bush. We who live by faith have all had our own burning bush moment. We might not understand how we came to that moment but each of us had to make a choice to place this faith in God.

If faith seems to be elusive to us it is because we have chosen to enact our own will in place of God’s will. Active faith aligns itself with God’s will.

Hebrews 11:8-12 English Standard Version

⁸ By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. ¹⁰ For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God. ¹¹ By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. ¹² Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

Faith reveals and holds the promises of God while the flesh does not understand. Reading these stories from the past shows how God remains faithful in His promises even while we make bad choices. Human nature continues to be part of our lives and mistakes are made by all of us. None of those mistakes will ever keep God from those promises.

It is the flesh that tires of waiting on God, not faith. Faith remains even if it seems illusive. Faith as small as a mustard seed will remain dormant awaiting on God’s timing to fulfill His will.

John 12:24 English Standard Version (ESV) Truly, truly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

We have been planted by faith into this Kingdom life and we must die to self in order for any fruit to be produced.