To some people, faith is a mysterious thing. Yet the Bible tells us that it’s impossible to please God without it. Scripture also tells us it is by faith that we stand and that we are to walk by faith and not by sight.

That’s why I’m so thankful God gave you and me a faith mentor. His name is Abraham. And throughout Scripture, God points to Abraham and says, “If you want to know what faith looks like… if you want to see faith with flesh and bones… look at him.”

A good example is Hebrews 11:8 which says, “By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.”

Before we go any further, understand that Abraham was a person just like anyone else. He had bad days… he had setbacks… and he even was known to tell a lie every now and then! But there was one thing that was true of Abraham. He consistently trusted God. And that trust was demonstrated in his unwavering obedience to God.

So today, I want to focus on this one aspect of Abraham’s faith… and then I want to challenge you to follow the footprint of obedient faith that Abraham has left us.

Now, the verse from Hebrews that I mentioned earlier refers to an encounter Abraham had with God in Genesis chapter 12. Here it says the following:

Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, from your family and from your father’s house, to a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran (vv. 1-4).

If you think about it, God’s call on Abraham’s life was a pretty scary thing. I mean, Abraham was no spring chicken when God spoke to him about leaving! He was 75 years old! When was the last time you heard about a 75-year-old man packing up his family and moving away somewhere?

Nevertheless, notice what Abraham’s response was! He went out… not knowing where he was headed. All he knew was that he was being obedient. This is what the Bible calls faith.