Sacred Faith
Recently, I was reading the story of God promising Abraham and Sarah that they would have a child. God told Abraham that not only would he and Sarah have a son, but that their descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
Because Abraham and Sarah were advanced in age, Sarah laughed when she heard the promise. Time passed, and the promise did not immediately come to fruition. In her waiting, Sarah suggested that Abraham sleep with her servant so that a child could be born through human effort. While this did result in a child, it was not God’s plan. Abraham and Sarah tried to help God, and in doing so, they got in the way of what He intended to do.
There is a kind of faith that believes God can fulfill His promises—but often that faith still rushes ahead, trying to make things happen on its own.
But there is another kind of faith.
Sacred Faith
Sacred faith is different. Sacred faith holds God’s promise with a holy reverence and a deep trust that He will do exactly what He said He would do—in His time and in His way. Sacred faith believes in the impossible and waits with awe instead of anxiety.
Mary demonstrated this kind of sacred faith when she was told she would conceive a child while still a virgin. Nothing about that made sense in human terms, yet she trusted God’s word and submitted herself to His plan.
As I reflected on sacred faith, I was reminded of God’s miracles—and also of the many times in my own life when I jumped ahead of God, trying to force an outcome instead of trusting Him fully.
God is a God who still does miracles. We must regard His promises as holy, living realities—not distant ideas or wishful thinking.
Faith That Endures – Hebrews 11
Hebrews 11 is often called the “hall of faith.” This chapter recounts the miraculous works God accomplished through ordinary people who trusted Him completely. Their faith was not casual or convenient—it was sacred.
The people described in Hebrews 11 revered God’s plan as something holy, something worth living for—and even dying for. Some of them believed deeply in what God promised, yet never saw those promises fulfilled during their lifetime. Still, they remained faithful.
That raises an important question for all of us:
Do you hear what God is speaking to you?
Do you believe God will do what He is asking of you?
Do you hold tightly to His word, or are you waiting to see proof first?
The people of Hebrews 11 held onto God’s word with their very lives. That is sacred faith.
Build Your Faith
Scripture tells us, “So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.”
The longer I live, the more I realize how deeply I need the Good News. The Good News is the new covenant—God’s promise fulfilled through Jesus. Knowing and understanding that covenant strengthens our faith more than speculation, fear, or curiosity about lesser things.
I need to know the covenant more than I need to know about angels and demons.
I need to know the covenant more than I need to know how God created the earth.
When we anchor ourselves in the Good News—what Christ has already done and what God has already promised—our faith grows. Sacred faith is built when we continually return to the truth of the covenant and trust God enough to wait, believe, and obey.
May we be a people who hold God’s promises as holy—and trust Him to do the impossible.