在南極洲西部，約有700隻僅6個月大的皇帝企鵝擠在離海平面約15公尺高的冰崖邊緣。最終，有一隻企鵝「憑信心」俯身向前一躍而下，跳入冰冷的水中游走了。很快地，牠身後那成群的企鵝也一隻隻紛紛往下跳。

小企鵝第一次游泳時，通常從冰層跳入海中的高度大約是30-60公分。這群企鵝從約15公尺高的地方往下跳，可說是生死一躍，而攝影師首次捕捉到這個畫面。

有人會說，相信耶穌的人就像這些企鵝一樣，盲目地跳入未知的世界。其實，相信耶穌恰恰相反。希伯來書11章1節說：「信就是對所盼望之事有把握，對未見之事有確據。」（和合本修訂版）

以諾的信心蒙上帝喜悅，正如聖經說：「人非有信，就不能得上帝的喜悅」（6節）。在挪亞時代，人們從未見過大洪水，但挪亞就因著相信上帝，「動了敬畏的心，預備了一隻方舟，使他全家得救」（7節）。亞伯拉罕憑信心遵從上帝的命令，儘管他「出去的時候，還不知往哪裡去」（8節）。

起初，我們是憑信心歸向耶穌基督。當我們繼續跟隨祂並經歷信心的考驗，我們可以回想，上帝曾如何幫助歷世歷代的信徒克服挑戰。即使我們不知為什麼、不知該怎麼辦，但仍能信靠上帝的帶領。

About seven hundred emperor penguins in West Antarctica, only six months old, huddled together at the edge of a towering icy cliff fifty feet above the frigid water. Finally one penguin leaned forward and took “a leap of faith,” diving into the icy water below and swimming away. Soon scores of penguins took the plunge.

Young penguins typically jump just a couple of feet into the water for their first swim. This group’s death-defying leap was the first to be caught on camera.

Some people would say that the blind leap into the unknown by those penguins is similar to what happens when a person trusts in Jesus for salvation. However, faith in Him is just the opposite. The author of Hebrews said, “Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1).

Enoch’s faith pleased God: “Without faith it is impossible to please God” (v. 6). The world hadn’t seen anything like the great flood, and yet Noah “in holy fear built an ark to save his family” (v. 7) because he trusted in God. By faith Abraham followed God “even though he did not know where he was going” (v. 8).

When we first put our trust in Jesus, it’s by faith. As we continue following Him and our faith is tested, we can remember how God came through for these men. Even when we don’t know the whys and hows, we can trust God with the outcome.