凭信而行
希伯来书十一章5至7节
5以诺因着信，被接去，不至于见死，人也找不着他，因为神已经把他接去了；只是他被接去以先，已经得了神喜悦他的明证。
6人非有信，就不能得神的喜悦；因为到神面前来的人必须信有神，且信他赏赐那寻求他的人。
7挪亚因着信，既蒙神指示他未见的事，动了敬畏的心，预备了一只方舟，使他全家得救。因此就定了那世代的罪，自己也承受了那从信而来的义。
信息分享
创世记用了「以诺与神同行」这句说话，来勾画以诺的一生。我们不要以为以诺活在一个美好的年代，实际上，当时的社会已是日趋败坏，以致后来导致神要用洪水来审判那个世代。
然而，以诺虽然置身在罪恶的世界，却懂得与神相交。他懂得每天信靠神，和努力遵照神的心意而行。这便是蒙福的秘诀。
挪亚是以诺的曾孙。神对挪亚说话，将快来的审判预先告诉他。挪亚相信神的说话，虽然他跟其他人一样，从来未见过洪水出现。但挪亚却依照神的吩咐，建造了一只方舟。
信心就是按照神的心意来敬拜祂，和按照神的心意而行。信心是以神的方式来行事，最终便发现神的话语真实，神言出必行。
信心亦相信神是一位审判的神。不要以为这是一件易事，从挪亚时代有多少人在洪水中丧生便可见一斑。根据圣经的记载，我们知道仅有挪亚一家八口得救。
毫无疑问，挪亚一家在洪水降临之前，一定四出奔走，劝他的亲戚朋友相信进入方舟才可得救。当所有人都拒绝相信的时候，他们的内心一定是非常沉重，然而，他们却仍然相信神除了是慈爱和怜悯的神，也是审判的神。祂一定要审判罪恶。
此刻，我们正在等候救主的再来。到那一刻，岂不是意味着信徒的蒙恩得救，但未信者却要接受审判？我们有没有抓紧光阴，去做昔日挪亚的工作──把神要审判世人的信息告诉别人，劝他们快快接受救恩？
祷告：
主啊，求你将挪亚的心志赐给我，教我将得救与审判的信息告诉人。
WALKING AND WORKING BY FAITH
Hebrews 11:5-7
5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; 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.
Message
This whole chapter says to us that faith works under all kinds of circumstances and for all classes of people. There was Moses the prince, Abraham the cattleman, David the king and Samuel the prophet and priest. Today we look at two others, Enoch and Noah.
'Enoch walked with God' is how Genesis describes his life. He did not live in easy days. They led up to the flood, which came because of man's terrible sinfulness.
Yet even then Enoch knew fellowship with God. How? By trusting God day by day and seeking to do what God said. That is still the secret of blessing.
Enoch's great-grandson was Noah. God spoke to Noah and warned him of a coming judgment. Noah believed what God had told him about a flood even though no-one had ever seen such a thing. Noah acted. He built the ark God had told him to build.
Faith worships in God's way. Faith walks in God's way. Faith works in God's way and finds that God always keeps his word.
Faith accepts the fact that God is a God of judgment. That is not always easy to do. How many lost their lives in the flood of Noah's time. We don't know but only eight were saved out of all the people on earth then.
No doubt Noah and his family must have talked together about relatives and friends who did not accept the ark as a means of salvation. Their hearts must have been heavy but they accepted the truth that God is not only a God of love and mercy, but also a God of judgment. He must deal with sin.
Ahead of us is the return of Christ. It is going to mean salvation and blessing for us but judgment for the rest of the world. Are we doing what Noah did- warning men and women of judgment that is coming?
A PRAYER:
Lord help me tell someone of their need of Christ today.