Weakness Was Turned To Strength
And what more shall I
say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak,
Samson and Jephthah, about David and Samuel and the
prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and
gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of
the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to
strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women
received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were
tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better
resurrection. Some faced jeers and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
They were put to death by stoning; they were sawed in two; they were killed by
the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted
and mistreated— the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and
mountains, living in caves and in holes in the ground.
These were all
commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,
since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us
would they be made perfect.
Hebrews
11:32-40
Life is a lot like
riding a bicycle. When you fall off, you get right back on.
The Bible is full of
stories of men who seemingly fell off their bicycles, only to get back on and
serve God. Abraham lied to Pharaoh about his wife Sarah. Jacob deceived his
father to acquire Esau’s blessing. Moses disobeyed God by striking the rock
instead of speaking to it.
These spiritual
characters are lifted up to us as examples because after they fell, they turned
back to God and began to follow Him again. Have you lost your own spiritual
balance through a sinful choice, which is keeping you down? Repent and follow
the God of second chances once again.
Our God
is a God of second chances.
Our Daily Bread –