God Works All Things Together For The Good

 The blessings of the faithful in Hebrews 11 are to enjoy, are still future, their blessings are to flow to them through the Person of JESUS, His Office and His Ministry, His death on the Cross, His resurrected life, and His victory over Satan, sin, death, and hell. 
 God cannot lie. His Word will never fail. His faithfulness lasts from one generation to another and His promises are all 'yes' and 'amen' in Christ Jesus our Lord, both for this cloud of faithful witnesses and for every member of the Body of Christ, the Church. 
 God Works All Things Together For The Good, and fulfilment of His plan for His people, depends on the consummation of His plan for the Church. In the same way, His plans for the Gentile Church depended on the coming of a Messiah through His people! Just as we were dependent on them to bring forth the Savior, so they are dependent on the Church for the fulfilment of their promises. 
 May we be prepared to hold fast to our faith, no matter what difficulties and dangers we face so that together with that glorious cloud of worthy witnesses, we may testify of His goodness and grace to us, and to all. 
These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for the great cloud of worthy men and women who gained Your approval through their faith. It is awesome to realize that they continued to trust in the truth of Your Word when faced with unspeakable difficulties and dangers. Their faith did not waver, even though they died before receiving what was promised. We pray that we too may have the sort of faith that does not waver when problems arise and that we will be faithful to the point of death. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.