Topic: How To Go Further In Life [Tuesday October 13, 2015]
Text: Hebrews 11:7-16
Key Verse: “By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went” (Hebrews 11:8).
Many times, we give faith the meaning it does not possess. We think faith means that we can claim anything and receive it. In reality, faith is not reckless adventure, nor is it blind resignation. It does see things, usually invisible things – things that natural wisdom, great talent can never get for you. This is what makes faith compelling and hard to ignore. Noah had such faith. He knew nothing about rainfall until God told him that a deluge was imminent.
He believed that a great downpour was coming, simply because God said so. This faith influenced him to construct the ark with which he preserved the lives of not only his family, but also of God’s creatures. Abraham too packed up and commenced a journey to the unknown. He was content to live as a stranger in the land of promise which he was later to inherit.
All the time, he kept his eyes on the heavenly city built by God. His wife Sarah, too, had faith that enabled her to conceive and bear a child in old age. She, who was hopelessly considered incapable of having a baby, would later become the mother of multitudes, too numerous to count. All these heroes of faith died before the promises given them could be fulfilled. This apart, they were more preoccupied with the heavenly city which God has prepared for His children whose lives do not bring Him shame.
The promises of God do not always come too soon to children of God. Sometimes, God wants to test our faithfulness to see if we truly trust His ability to solve our problems, to keep His words and perform His promises. We are not to question the veracity of what He has said, but simply take Him at His words. The greatest of those promises is God’s desire to take us to heaven. To qualify for such honour, we must never do anything that will drag the name of the Lord in the mud.
Thought for the day: Faith and obedience are inseparable twins
Bible Reading in one Year: Revelation 1-3
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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