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Today's Devotion
From Dr. David Jeremiah
Living by Faith
January 30, 2026
By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household.
Hebrews 11:7
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Hebrews 11:1-711 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. 2 For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.3 By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.4 By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, through which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; and through it he being dead still speaks.5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; [{{f}}] for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. 6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
Hebrews 11:1-7
In the late 1800s, George Müller was sailing from England to Quebec. The ship entered a fog bank, and the captain stopped the ship. Müller and the captain went below decks to pray for the lifting of the fog. After finishing his prayer, Müller advised the captain to resume progress since the fog was gone. Returning topside, the men found that the fog was indeed gone—and Müller kept his appointment in Quebec.
Müller’s prayer is an example of faith: “[Being] certain of what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1, NIV 1984). It doesn’t take faith to believe what we can see, but it does take faith to believe what we can’t see. Another example is Noah: By faith he obeyed God and built a huge boat on dry land in anticipation of a coming flood. Noah saw no evidence of a flood, but he obeyed God anyway—being certain of what he could not see.
We are called to live by faith, not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). When God calls you, say “Yes” by faith.
The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.
George Müller
