Good morning you hero,
Hebrews 11: 32 – 38 (The Message)
I could go on and on, but I've run out of time. There are so many more— Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, the prophets....Through acts of faith, they toppled kingdoms, made justice work, took the promises for themselves. They were protected from lions, fires, and sword thrusts, turned disadvantage to advantage, won battles, routed alien armies.
Wow, faith is a very powerful stuff! It was used too:
- Topple Kingdoms
- Make Justice work
- Protect from incredible dangers
- Routed “to force out” alien armies.
It is good for us all to grasp that faith is about more than just you! God calls us to graduate out of the faith which is just about us, to a level of faith life that is all about others, stuff beyond us.
Faith will change your life but selfless faith will change the world,
These men that we read about in Hebrews 11 changed things in the world by their faith, this really inspires me. We to can use our God given faith to hold things back and release justice, to win battles for Gods kingdom and force out “alien armies”.
The key is to simply, make the decision to live beyond yourself, to see that the purpose of true faith is not all about us and our comfort but rather having an impact in the cities we live and the world that God loves.
I don’t know about you but I do not want my spiritual obituary to read “Andy was a man of faith that knew how to get a bigger house and a new car,” but rather something bigger, maybe something like “Andy was a man, whose faith impacted the world by regularly toppling and forcing out the plans and schemes of the enemy (devil), and he could also stop lions mouths too:
Be inspired, let us use our faith for great and mighty things that affect the world beyond our own lives and comfort.
Bless ya
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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