The People Had Faith
Moses
had faith. So he refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. That
happened after he had grown up. He chose to be treated badly together with the
people of God. He chose that instead of enjoying sin's pleasures for a short
time. He suffered shame because of Christ. He thought it had great value. He
considered it better than the riches of
Because
of his faith he left
Because
of his faith he was the first to keep the Passover Feast. He commanded the
people of
The
people had faith. So they passed through the
The
people had faith. So the walls of
Rahab,
the prostitute, had faith. So she welcomed the spies. That's why she wasn't
killed with those who didn't obey God.
What
more can I say? I don't have time to tell about all the others. I don't have
time to talk about Gideon, Barak, Samson and Jephthah.
I don't have time to tell about David, Samuel and the prophets. Because of
their faith they took over kingdoms. They ruled fairly. They received the
blessings God had promised. They shut the mouths of lions. They put out great
fires. They escaped being killed by the sword. Their weakness was turned to
strength. They became powerful in battle. They beat back armies from other
countries.
Hebrews 11:24-34
We
all know how successful David was as a king, but he also had tremendous
personal failures. The same is true of Abraham.
God
uses all of us to show His strength. Out of our weakness comes His strength.
One
major fiasco does not mean your whole life is a failure.
Our
life is not a failure if we have repented of our sins. God can still use us to
serve Him.
Success often rises out of the ashes of failure.
Our Daily Bread –