![]() ![]() A witness is someone who testifies, and these witnesses are testifying to God’s goodness and faithfulness. There is a huge crowd of witnesses, those many named in Hebrews 11, and even those names that come to our minds of people who have been examples to us in our own faith journey. Since we are surrounded by such huge crowd of witnesses In Hebrews 11, we read of the heroes of faith, ones who said yes to God when He called them to worship, to build, to move, to wait, to parent, to surrender, to bless, to protect, to endure suffering, to lead, to march, to welcome, to help, to fight, to persevere…Īs we move into the opening verses of Hebrews 12, we see how big faith is born, and grows, in our own hearts and lives: Yes, I will stop watching this show, listening to this music, engaging in this activity, because You’ve asked me to. Yes, I will get rid of pride, bitterness, slander, jealousy, gossip, and filthy language. Yes, I will look not only to my own interests, but also to the interests of others. Yes, I will be a good steward of all the resources You have given me. Yes, I will be a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on and a helping hand. Yes, I will care for and be respectful and loving to my family. Yes, I will work at my job and in my home as working unto You. Yes, I will seek Your will and way and wisdom. Yes, I will speak words of encouragement to uplift others. Yes, I will give thanks even in the hard and the heartbreak. Yes, I will forgive and not hold a grudge. Yes, I will pray about my worries instead of worry. Yes, I will make time to be in Your Word daily. No, that kind of big faith comes in saying Yes to God over and over and over. We don’t wake up one morning, all of a sudden fearless and filled with faith, ready to live and even die wholly and solely for Jesus. We become faith-full in the hard and scary by living faithful in the day by day. Our faith has yet to be bigger than our fear.īig faith happens in small steps. It’s just viewed as radical because so many aren’t living it. But all walking in faith-filled obedience to God, no matter what, no turning back. Maybe not all living from paycheck-to-paycheck. It’s the kind of life God calls all His children to live. Really, it isn’t radical - it’s Biblical. ![]()
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