Hebrews 11
From the heart of
the pastor:
“Men of whom the world was not worthy”
(Heb.
11:38).
This world is a site
worthy of people who fail to live in harmony
with God’s word. People consistently and
habitually exercising trust in the Lord Jesus
Christ are men of whom this world is not
worthy. Is this world worthy of you? Perhaps
the more poignant question is, “Does your
lifestyle reflect a person for whom this world,
rather than the next world, is designed?”
God allows occasions
to enter your life in order to provide
opportunities for you to practice your faith.
You will never employ faith perfectly in this
life. Nonetheless, though your faith is
imperfect, its deployment confirms its existence
and the worthiness of its object.
Chapter 11 of
Hebrews brings to your mind the value God places
upon those titans of the faith who trusted in
Him alone:
· Rahab was
worth more to God than the entire city of
Jericho
· Samson was
worth more to God than an army of Philistines
· David was
worth more to God than a giant named Goliath
· Elijah was
worth more to God than 450 prophets of Baal
· Esther and
Mordecai were worth more to God than Haman and
all of Persia
Your obsession with
this world forces you to forget that it shall
perish whereas your soul will not. Men of whom
this world is not worthy are blessings to this
world. They seek to enculturate their culture
with the spirit and language of Scripture. They
possess and offer depth to a shallow world.
You can identify men
of whom this world is not worthy. They are
unafraid to proclaim, “As for me and my house,
we will serve the Lord” (Josh. 24:15). They are
willing to separate themselves from unbelievers
and confess their sins (Neh. 9:2). They stand
in the gap between a society and its most
darling sins declaring, “If I perish, I perish”
(Esth. 4:16).
One of the surest
denominators for men of whom this world is not
worthy is that they delay gratification for the
cause of Christ. They forego the present in
order to seize eternal abundance. Are you a
person of whom this world is not worthy?
