We Must Tell Their Stories
“And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell
of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and
Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought
righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the
violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made
strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not
accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: And others
had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and
imprisonment: They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were
slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being
destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they
wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And
these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not
be made perfect.” (Hebrews 11:32-40)
Today’s
Morsel:
When is the last time that you stood at church and told your testimony? When
was the last time that you sat down with your kids and shared with them how you
came into your relationship with Christ? What about the elders that were
instrumental in your ministry? We must tell their story. They cannot be made
perfect without us. They gave us truth and brought us out of darkness to His
marvelous light. What if they had never witnessed to you? What if
they never told you about what Jesus did for them? Hebrews 11 is more than just
the faith chapter, it’s a chapter where the author is showing and relating to
us the lives of our forefathers. And he even tells us that he doesn’t have the
time to tell us about them all. Don’t be ashamed to talk about being a
Christian to people. They need to know not only what Christ has done for others
and you, but more importantly what He can do for them. Make time to tell
your story.
Sing: I am not on an ego trip,
I'm nothing on my own. I make mistakes and often slip, just common flesh
and bone. But I’ll prove someday just what I say that I’m of a special kind;
and yet when He was on the cross, I was on His mind.
He knew me, yet
He loved me, He whose glory makes the heavens shine. I’m so unworthy of
such mercy, yet when He was on the cross, I was on His mind.
Thought For
Today: “And
he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that
believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe;
In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They
shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt
them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.” (Mark
16:15-18)
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