Hebrews 11: Faith for the Impossible
26th Week After Pentecost
Scripture
Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Scripture Reflection
Revival is, by its very nature, impossible apart from God. Human effort alone cannot spark it; no program or strategy can manufacture it. Revival is a divine intervention — a move of God so great it transcends all explanation.
Hebrews 11 reminds us that faith is the currency of the impossible. If we want to see God do what only He can do, we must cultivate expectant, risk-taking, persistent faith. Faith is one of the great theological virtues, alongside hope and love. It is the substance of things unseen, the assurance of things hoped for, the confidence that God is able. Jesus said that faith, even as small as a mustard seed, could move mountains.
In prayer, faith becomes the fuel that ignites persistence. It is the lens that helps us see past discouragement and delay. Throughout history, revivals have been birthed by people who dared to believe God for the impossible: entire communities transformed, the hardest hearts awakened, social evils overturned.
In our time, we need an increase of faith — faith that is rooted in who God is, bold enough to ask, and persevering enough to keep praying until God answers. The same God who rewarded the faith of Abraham, Moses, Hannah, and countless others is still able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine.
Praying it UP / IN / OUT
UP: Praise God as the God of the impossible, whose power and promises never fail.
IN: Pray for a fresh increase of faith in your heart — to believe boldly, hope fiercely, and persistently ask for what only God can do.
OUT: Intercede for the Church in New England to rise up with mountain-moving faith, contending together for an outpouring beyond human possibility.
Closing Prayer
God of the impossible,
We believe You exist, and that You reward those who earnestly seek You. Strengthen our faith so that we may please You in all we do.
Forgive us for limiting our prayers to what feels comfortable or predictable. Pour out the gift of faith in our time — faith to believe for families restored, cities awakened, the lost redeemed, and Your Kingdom breaking through.
Give us a mountain-moving faith that prays boldly, hopes fiercely, and refuses to let go until You bless us.
Do what only You can do in New England, Lord. For Your glory and for the sake of the next generation.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.