In Hebrews 11 we read a noteworthy list. Of all the things one could be known for, this is the list that matters the most. These are men and women who displayed incredible faith.

These are people who faced some of the most difficult obstacles, but they chose faith.

We see the faith of Abraham and Sarah mentioned not once, but several times.

"By faith…" (verse 8)
"By faith…" (verse 9)
"By faith…" (verse 11)

Why did they have this level of faith?

Because they "considered him [the Lord] faithful" (verse 11)

They acted on their faith because they knew God was faithful.
They didn’t believe their circumstances, they believed God.
They didn’t believe what they saw, they believed what God said.

The call to 'go' was not unique to Abraham and Sarah. Jesus himself instructed his disciples, and all those who would follow after Him, to 'go'.

Even though we are called to go, our actions often suggest we are embracing the opposite: to stay.

Why? Because of our comfort, our busyness, and even our fear.

Instead of the church being a place of encouragement and challenge, where believers grow and then are commissioned to go out, far too often the church becomes a holding ground. It becomes a place where comfortable, busy, fearful and even selfish people gather and gather and gather...and stay.

Reflecting on the words of Jesus from Revelation 2:10, what does it mean for us, HIs church, to 'be faithful' right now?