Heroes Of Faith...

There are several who easily come to mind when we think of those who "stuck it out", stayed with God. They are all members of the Who's Who of Faith: Noah, Abraham, Moses, Job, Daniel, Stephen, Peter, John, Paul and Jesus. Yes, even Jesus--the Word of God records how He, Himself, said, Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? Despite the indescribeable agony He suffered, He "stuck it out", He "followed through" so that our Heavenly Father might be glorified and God's perfect plan of salvation might be completed for all who will accept it!

And look at ole' Noah. Don't you know, he was the "laughingstock of the community"? There had never been any such thing as a "flood", but there he was, building a great ark on DRY land. Who had ever heard of such a thing? And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. ...Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. Genesis 6:5-9.

Jesus, Himself, spoke of Noah: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Matthew 24:36-39. Is that not similar to our own world of today? People are eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage with far too little, if any at all, regard for God. We live in such a deceptive age: folks see no need for God in their lives. We are so caught up in providing ourselves with material securities that we have neglected, left off or totally abandoned, our ETERNAL security!
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