Abraham believed God's promise and acted on it.  He was sure that the Lord would give him a son, and then many descendants, and that one of those descendants would be the Saviour of the world.  The son was born and grew to become a fine young man.  But then…

Abraham left home, family, all the visible, here-and-now privileges he enjoyed in Ur.  He became a  homeless wanderer in this world.  What motivated him to make that choice?  Faith.  And God has honoured that faith.  Abraham has become the father of a vast family.  And he will enjoy an eternal…

Worldly people will always be puzzled by people who live by faith.  How bewildered the people of Noah's day must have been as they watched him build the ark!

In a time of utter godlessness and moral collapse, Enoch walked with God.  That takes real faith!