FAITH FAMILY

And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Sanson. and of Jephehae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets" Who through faith sudued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions.Quenced the violence of fire...{Hebrew 11:32-34}

The eleven chapter of the book of Hebrews gives us an incisive chronicle of the acts of faith by our spiritual forbears and how they accomplished seemimgly impossible feats through faith. Beginning with Abraham, the father of faith, we see how these great men of old became champioms in life, accomplishing phenomenal things by faith,

However, the scripture declares that these great men and their uncommon victories couldn't be made perfect without us because God has provided better things for us {Hebraws 11:40}. Also, their faith serves as an example for us to follow, and their deeds were written for our inspiration and adification. Let's for instance consoder the attitude of one of these great men of faith -Caleb. Caleb was so ful of faith that at age eight-five, when he ought to have long retired from "active military service," said to Joshua, "emember that forty years ago, God made a promise through Moses to give me Hebron? Give me Hebron now and i will drive out the giants" {Joshua 14:10-12}.

The fifteen chapter of the book of Joshua tells us how he drove out the giants from Hebron without requesting help from the army of Israel. All Caleb needed was the assurance that God was with him. That's the mentally we ought to have always, because we are born into this great family of faith.

You can live everyday in total victory and experience an unending stream of the miraculous as you learn to put your faith to work as others did in Bible days. The Bible admonishes us to be "follows of them who through faith and patientce inherit the promise" {Hebrews6:12]. This refers to those who, through faith faced and overcame whatever was before them. They spoke forth words of faith and declared what would happened and whatthey said came to pass.

Abraham , Isaac. Jacob, David, the prophets of old, the Lord Jesus Christ and the apostles have all set for us examples of faith to emulate. Don't be the weak-link in the chain. You belong in the family of faith, therefore be bold to act your faith today.

Confession

I'm the faith-child of a faith -God. I live my life by the faith of the son of God who loved me. My life is upward and forward because my faith is strong and unwavering. Thank you Father for the great things you'll accomplish through me today, in Jesus'Name. Amen.

Further Scripture; Hebrews 11: 7-8