Good Morning Friends,
“By faith the people passed through the Red
Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to do so, they were drowned.
By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them
for seven days. By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies,
was not killed with those who were disobedient.” (Hebrews 11:29-31)
It must have been a frightening and
awe-inspiring experience to walk on dry ground with walls of water on each
side. Faith can create both of those feelings in those who walk by it. It is
frightening because you’re walking without being able to fully explain the power
behind what is happening. It can be out of the normal human experience. You’re
awe-inspired because God is demonstrating His power. Think what the Jewish
people would have missed if they had refused to believe God could make a way
for them through the sea.
It must have been a weird experience to walk
around the city of Jericho for seven days. What a way to fight a battle. The
people of Jericho must have been laughing at them! Faith can create that kind
of feeling for those who experience it. Sometimes God asks us to do things which
simply don’t make sense. I’ve heard people try to make fanciful explanations
for how walking around the city helped destroy it, but there is no rational
explanation for it. God said to do and when they did, He destroyed the city! Think
of what the Jewish people would have missed if they had been unwilling to do
the weird things God was asking them to do.
And think what Rahab would have missed if she
had refused to help the Jewish spies and remained loyal to her own city and her
own people. God asked her to make a choice and, in choosing, she saved her
life. Faith always requires a choice. God doesn’t force us to walk by faith,
but He allows us the opportunity and blessings await those who do.
Faith can be frightening. It can be
awe-inspiring. It can be weird. It can be life-saving. It always requires a
choice.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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