1 Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Faith is similar to the belief of the farmer whose eyes sees a thousand sheaves of wheat in the handful of grains like these..
There is a list of 'heroes of faith' in this chapter. It starts with the Abel, and then moves on with Enoch, Abraham, Noah, .... upto Rahab.
To Think :
Would our names be listed in such a heroes' list, when we drop this robe of flesh to seize the everlasting prize?
Would our faith stand as long as theirs?
More to ponder :
How hard was their lives? How did they become the chosen heroes to be listed here? Is it because they were in a very preliminary era? Is it because they lived in BC times?? Is it because their lives were much simple and easy to live? Din't they face the pressures of life that we are facing these days?
Let's dig out why they were listed here soon...
But for now, lets consider people of another bunch of people who lived in the AD era, when the persecution was at its peek. Let us consider the brave messengers who carried the gospel from the mouth of Jesus to the entire world! Yea.. the trusted twelve!! the twelve disciples indeed!!
...to be continued
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