Week of August 19, 2007, Hebrews 11:29 to 12:2
One of the Scriptures for Sunday is from Hebrews, chapter 11, verse 29 to chapter 12, verse 2. The writer of Hebrews is talking about faith, a faith that has confidence in God no matter how difficult the circumstances. The writer tells us that we need to see spiritually with our eyes, even though in the natural world the circumstances look different than what God has promised. Have faith and fix our eyes on Jesus:
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets,
33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.
35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
36 Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison.
37 They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated--
38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
CHAPTER 12
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Dear Lord, increase our faith to see beyond what we see, and then to see You working in ways we could not imagine. You are faithful to Your promises, and we see now how You worked so many years ago, how everything happened as You promised. So help each of us, Lord, to trust in You, to trust in Your word.
And help us throw off everything in our lives that hinders our relationship with You, any sin that can so easily entangle us. And help us, Lord Jesus, to fix our eyes on You, the Author and Perfecter of our faith. Thanks for Your presence with us always… Amen.
May the Lord shower you with His mercy; may the light of His presence be ever your guide; may He guard you and uphold you; may His Spirit be ever by your side. May He bless Your comings in and your goings out. When you sleep, may His angels watch over you; when you wake, may He fill you with His grace. May you love Him and serve Him all your days, and then in heaven to see His face forevermore.
You may leave a message or prayer request by e-mailing me at: peacewm@tds.net.
May Jesus, our Lord, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, be with you now and always.
29 By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days.
31 By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.
32 And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets,
33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions,
34 quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.
35 Women received back their dead, raised to life again. Others were tortured and refused to be released, so that they might gain a better resurrection.
36 Some faced jeers and flogging, while still others were chained and put in prison.
37 They were stoned; they were sawed in two; they were put to death by the sword. They went about in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted and mistreated--
38 the world was not worthy of them. They wandered in deserts and mountains, and in caves and holes in the ground.
39 These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised.
40 God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
CHAPTER 12
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Dear Lord, increase our faith to see beyond what we see, and then to see You working in ways we could not imagine. You are faithful to Your promises, and we see now how You worked so many years ago, how everything happened as You promised. So help each of us, Lord, to trust in You, to trust in Your word.
And help us throw off everything in our lives that hinders our relationship with You, any sin that can so easily entangle us. And help us, Lord Jesus, to fix our eyes on You, the Author and Perfecter of our faith. Thanks for Your presence with us always… Amen.
May the Lord shower you with His mercy; may the light of His presence be ever your guide; may He guard you and uphold you; may His Spirit be ever by your side. May He bless Your comings in and your goings out. When you sleep, may His angels watch over you; when you wake, may He fill you with His grace. May you love Him and serve Him all your days, and then in heaven to see His face forevermore.
You may leave a message or prayer request by e-mailing me at: peacewm@tds.net.
May Jesus, our Lord, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, be with you now and always.
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