The great men and women of faith from the Old Testament are a “cloud of witnesses” that inspire us to run a race of endurance as we pursue the righteousness of God and wait for His promises. But, we have something that those who came before do not have- Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 11). He went to the cross to assure us that God does know our struggles intimately and cares for us infinitely. And our faith is not in vain because he rose and is victorious against sin, that chasm which had separated us from the righteousness of God and his promises.