Jesus Tells a Better Story, Part 3

Our journey through the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 jumps forward 400 years to the story of Moses and the Exodus---God's rescue of His people from slavery. Moses is rescued by the faith of his parents, and by faith Moses became the leader who led them out of Egypt. By faith the people went through the Red Sea on dry ground. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, and by faith a non-Hebrew prostitute named Rahab was rescued. The author then drops the names of several other important Old Testament people while making reference to others. Left to themselves, each of these people would have shipwrecked their lives; yet out of brokenness, failure, and pain, they believe, and God tells a better story through their lives. Some experienced great blessings and victories. But we can't miss this---others were sawed in two, flogged, mocked, and persecuted brutally. Yet, they lived as strangers and exiles in this land, looking forward to the promised Messiah and the hope for a better world. They all looked forward to the day we live in, the time after the coming of Jesus, the cross, and the resurrection, longing to live in our day. Their lives are an invitation for us to believe, to hold on to Jesus and trust in Him every day of our lives.