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Wednesday, December 9, 2009"(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)"-II Corinthians 5:7
Walking by faith is one of those things that is much easier said than done. To be able to look past what we can (or can't) see at the moment and just trust in God for our future can indeed be very difficult. But God knew that walking by faith would be tough sometimes, so that is why He gave us story after story in the Bible of people who walked by faith, not by sight.
Daniel
When King Darius made a decree that nobody could pray to any god for 30 days, instead of cowering down in fear, Daniel threw open his windows for all to see and prayed anyway. He could've locked himself in his closet and prayed in secret, but he refused to compromise even in the slightest degree, regardless of what the consequences might be. No doubt he was aware that a den of hungry lions awaited anyone who did not obey the King's command, but he chose to walk by faith in the King of Kings. In the end, "...no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God." (Daniel 6:23)
David
When David was chosen by God to be King over Israel (I Samuel 16), he was apparently very young (v. 11). Now maybe he was different than I am, but if I had been in his shoes I would likely have been very nervous at the idea of being made king at such a young age. Thankfully, David chose to trust that God had plans greater than his own. Had he instead chose to walk by sight and told Samuel, "I don't think so. Maybe you better pick somebody else...", we probably would not even have the book of Psalms - one of the most beautiful books of the Bible. When we walk by faith, we will not stumble (Proverbs 4:12).
Noah
I can't imagine the questions that must have been going through Noah's mind when God told him that rain was going to flood the entire earth with water, and that he needed to build an ark so he could be prepared. Never before had he so much as seen rain, and now he is being told that it's going to destroy all of humanity? But instead of questioning God, he realized that the Lord knows best and walked by faith in Him. If he had done anything else it literally would have cost him his life.Not once will you find a time in Scripture where God let somebody down who walked by faith in Him. Why would we expect Him to any different by us?
"And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God."-Mark 11:22
"The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide."-Psalm 37:31
1 comments:
Another great post. How wonderful that we can look to the men of old and how they walked by faith to encourage us in our walk today.
By the way, reminds me of a song....;)
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