Hebrews 11:32-33
“Time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah… who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises.”
What of Today’s Verse…
FAITH IS the link between our souls and God. It is the capacity of entering into fellowship with the Eternal Love and Power, so that we are able to do all things with the sense that it is not we who do them, but God in us and with us. Faith is the open door and window towards God. In faith, our heart goes out towards God in clinging dependence, and God comes in to strengthen us with His Divine fullness.
In human life, when we trust a man, we draw from him all that he is able to supply; in the Divine life, faith draws upon the resources of God, so that they flow freely into our nature, and the results of our life work are immensely increased. Faith is possible amid a great deal of ignorance. It is clear that Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah were ignorant of the truth, which the Gospel has revealed, and yet we learn that their work was largely due to their faith. Dispensations come and go; the revelation of God grows from less to more; but the attitude of faith is always the same–in the simple woman that touched the hem of Christ’s garment, as in St. John the beloved disciple, who had years of training in Christ’s School.
Faith achieves very different results. In some, it produces the heroic strength that turns the battle from the gate in some, the passive suffering that endures the long ordeal of pain. Here, it turns the edge of the sword; there, shuts the mouths of lions. We know how electric force may be applied to all the various machinery of human life. In one place used for the beaming light, in another to drive the motor car, or to flash the message of music and speech from one continent to another. So Faith is able to appropriate God’s might for any purpose that lies within the compass of the life-task, whether active or passive. (See Heb_11:32-34, Heb_11:35-39.)
God bears a witness to all who trust Him. He never fails us in the hour of need. His response is the echo of our appeal. As soon as the uplifted arm of the tramcar touches the overhead wire, there is the spark, and the immediate entrance of electric power. So God answers faith.
Let us Pray:
O God, we are full of need, but we have learnt that Thou give power to the faint and to those that have no right. Change our weakness into Thy strength our ignorance into Thy wisdom our changefulness into Thine everlasting constancy. AMEN.
Words of Wisdom
Willing
I am fulfilling my divine potential.
I am ready and willing to let God be in charge of my life. Exhilarated by the promise of the journey that lies ahead, I know I am moving forward to unlimited opportunities. God expresses wisdom and life through me, guiding me every step of the way.
I may have had to face some fears before fully embracing my willing spirit. I may have had to bolster my courage to see myself as God sees me–perfect and unlimited, strong and full of potential.
With sure faith, I have awakened to my true purpose of expressing my spiritual nature. God has graced me with divine qualities. I am strong, wise, and creative. I am joyful, willing, and able. I act with wisdom, courage, and resolve.
“You desire truth in the inward being; therefore teach me wisdom in my secret heart.” –Psalm 51:6
