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When We Are on the Edge of a Cliff
Hebrews 10:37~39

Introduction: There are many expressions to describe experiences in life when we are on the edge of a cliff. For example, the idiom ?쐂riven into a corner??means that we are in a dilemma?봶e cannot advance or retreat. If you "burn your bridges behind you," this idiom means that you will eliminate any possibility of retreating to a former position or an earlier situation. In either situation, we need to risk our life. We can survive?봮nly when we have faith. We have a proverb, "Take a step forward on the edge of a cliff." When we are on the edge of a cliff, we can take one more step forward?봮nly when we have faith.

1. The Israelites that arrived at the Red Sea
혻혻 1) The Israelites were on the edge of a cliff, attacked by the Egyptian king, Pharaoh
혻혻혻혻혻 - They were in a dilemma, driven into a corner (Ex 14:9)혻
혻혻 2) Should they take one more step forward or give up life?
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) The Israelites were resentful and lamented in despair혻(Ex 14:10-12)
(2) Moses chose faith on the edge of a cliff - he took a step farther by faith
?€?€?€?€?€(Ex 14;13-14)혻

2. The faith of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego
1) Worshipping the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up on the plain
of Dura (Da 3:6-7)
2) To advance by faith or give up at the crossroads of life and death on the edge
of a cliff (Da 3:15)
3) Three men chose faith - they met the fourth man in the blazing furnace
(Da 3:17-18, 25, 29-30).

3. Life on the edge of a cliff that we encounter
1) We are asked to decide between God and the world - should we love and trust
in God even if we fail or die? (Da 6:10)
혻혻 2) We are tested to determine if we have real faith or fake faith.
혻혻혻혻 - Fake faith never leaves the edge of a cliff (Ge 12:1, 22:1-2, Heb 11:8, 17)
3) We are tested to see if we have true hope for the kingdom of heaven
?€?€?€?€?€(Ro 8:17, 1Pe 4:12-13)
혻혻 4) In order to understand that faith has a wing of a miracle (Mk 11:23-24, Heb 10:37-39)


Conclusion: We can have true faith on the edge of a cliff. Jesus' disciples once ran away from there. However, they stood there boldly after the Day of Pentecost.