Daily Devotion With Pastor Dan – August 8th, 2020
There is not enough time for the author of Hebrews to describe the faith of others in detail (Hebrews 11:32), but what the author of Hebrews does provide is seen in (Hebrews 11:32-38). Yet, through faith, normal people such as these…….
1. Subdued kingdoms (Joshua 12:7-24) (2 Samuel 5:4-25) (2 Samuel 8:1-14)
2. Worked righteousness (1 Samuel 12:4) (2 Samuel 8:15) (1 Kings 3:28)
3. Obtained promises (Joshua 21:43-45) (Joshua23:14)
4. Stopped the mouth of lions (Judges 14:6) (1 Samuel 17:34-37) (Daniel 6:21-22)
5. Quenched the violence of fire (Daniel 3:23-25)
6. Escaped the edge of the sword (1 Samuel 23:19-29) (1 Kings 19:8-10) (2 Kings 6:31-32)
7. Out of weakness were made strong (Judges 16:29-30) (Isaiah 38:1-8)
8. Became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of aliens (1 Samuel 17:50) (2 Chronicles 20:1-30) (2 Kings 19:1-36)
9. Women received their dead raised to life again (1 Kings 17:17-24) (2 Kings 4:8-37)
10. Others were tortured, not accepting deliverance, in order to obtain a better resurrection.
11. Others had trials of mockings – scourgings – chains and imprisonment – (1 Kings 22:24-28) (Jeremiah 20:1-3) (Jeremiah 37:11-21) (Jeremiah 38:1-13)
12. Some were stoned – (2 Chronicles 24:20-22)
13. Some were sawn in two – tradition says this is referring to Isaiah the prophet
14. Some were tempted – (Daniel 1:8-21)
15. Some were slain with the sword – (Jeremiah 26:20-23)
16. Some wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins – (2 Kings 1:8)
17. Some were destitute – afflicted – tormented – (2 Kings 17:1-6) (2 Kings 18:9-10)
All these people spoken of in (Hebrews 11) did these glorious things because of faith in the Lord and His promises. We have so many good examples of faithful saints who gave even their lives in service of God and His kingdom. Is our Christianity being lived out in such a way that if Hebrews 11 was still being written, our life and faith would be part of the chapter. I pray that living by faith, is actually happening in our lives.