“By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.” Hebrews 11:31 Under cover of darkness, two men sneaked into the city of Jericho, hiding in the shadows until they saw an open door and quickly slipped inside. The woman…
“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son.” Hebrews 11:17 I remember the joy that my husband and I felt as we held each of our newborn children in our arms for the first time.…
“Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.” Hebrews 11:11 The story of Sarah in the Bible has been an inspiration and encouragement to all women. She set a…
“By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.” Hebrews 11:4 Raised by the same parents, no doubt Cain and Abel had been told the…
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report.” Hebrews 11:1-2 Hebrews Eleven is often described as “God’s Hall of Faith.” The writer takes us through the Old Testament describing men and women who lived a…
“Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27 I am a fan of Southern Gospel Music. One of my favourite songs is My Name Is Lazarus, written by Rodney Griffin and recorded by Greater Vision. It is based on…
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and…
“Go and tell Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but thou shalt make for them yokes of iron.” Jeremiah 28:13 Many of the people from Judah had already been taken captive to Babylon and messengers had come from some of the surrounding countries to…
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it. I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.” Jeremiah 17:9-10 Have you ever had a thought pop…