November 14
Hebrews 11:32-12:13
Do you ever feel like you are the only one who is following Jesus in our crazy world? Are you ever at work or in your neighborhood and feel like you are the only believer and therefore have different values than everyone else? God has given us the church as the greatest reminder that we are not alone in following him, but he has also given us Hebrews 11 for this same purpose.
"We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses." Hebrews 11 recounted people who lived by faith from Abel to the author's present day. At times we may feel like Elijah, living all alone as a committed follower of God. Yet, Scripture tells us that we are not alone. We are in some sense "surrounded" by all those who have gone before us in faith. No matter how difficult life gets or how severe opposition to the gospel, we are not alone. God is always with us, and God's people are with us as well. The believers of the past become like onlookers at a marathon, cheering us on to the finish line.
In moments of discouragement remember those people who point us to Christ and most of all let us be "fixing our eyes on Jesus." He is the only perfect example of faith and the only one who died to pay for the penalty for our sins. When the tough times come, know you are not alone.
Father God, thank you for examples of faith you have placed in my life today and in the past. Help me to use their example and the example of Jesus to grow my faith. Amen.
How should the example of others, and supremely Jesus, grow your faith?
Do you ever feel like you are the only one who is following Jesus in our crazy world? Are you ever at work or in your neighborhood and feel like you are the only believer and therefore have different values than everyone else? God has given us the church as the greatest reminder that we are not alone in following him, but he has also given us Hebrews 11 for this same purpose.
"We are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses." Hebrews 11 recounted people who lived by faith from Abel to the author's present day. At times we may feel like Elijah, living all alone as a committed follower of God. Yet, Scripture tells us that we are not alone. We are in some sense "surrounded" by all those who have gone before us in faith. No matter how difficult life gets or how severe opposition to the gospel, we are not alone. God is always with us, and God's people are with us as well. The believers of the past become like onlookers at a marathon, cheering us on to the finish line.
In moments of discouragement remember those people who point us to Christ and most of all let us be "fixing our eyes on Jesus." He is the only perfect example of faith and the only one who died to pay for the penalty for our sins. When the tough times come, know you are not alone.
Father God, thank you for examples of faith you have placed in my life today and in the past. Help me to use their example and the example of Jesus to grow my faith. Amen.
How should the example of others, and supremely Jesus, grow your faith?
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