"By faith Abel offered unto God a more exce-
llent 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."
HEBREW 11:4
Hebrew 11, sometimes known as the roll call of
faith, in today's present, is a marching order of
faith, recorded at least a dozen people who
model faith and action, release and risk. I'd like
to look at four of them who offer realistic
example of people who did God's will by faith
but found that it was not easy or comfortable or
simple. The first is Abel. Read again the
devotion above.
Cain and Abel were sons of Adam and Eve.
Abel was a shepherd, and Cain was farmer.
Both brought offering to God. Cain brought
some of his crops, but Abel brought the very
best portions from his flock. One commentators
says, "The contrast is not between an offering
of plant life and offering of animal life, but
between a careless, thoughtless offering and a
choice, generous offering. Motivation and heart
attitude are all-important, and God looked with
favor on Abel and his offering because of
Abel's faith."
Infuriated that God had accepted his brother's
offering and not his own, Cain violently
murdered his brother. Sometimes when you do
the will of God, you will upset or anger your
family. This can result in great pressure, relational
turmoil, angry words, and perhaps even hostile
reactions against you. But remember, you are not
on this earth as a child of God to please your
family members.
I should also add, however, that we're not here
deliberately to make our family members nervous.
Motivation has to be the balance wheel here. But
of the two, we want to be so committed to our
Heavenly Father that we know clearly and
distinctly what His plan is.
We're not here specifically to please our son and
daughter or our mother and fathers. Sometimes
our family can be wrong. Now, if they are believers
and if they're walking with the Lord, parent are
usually good counselor on most things. But they
don't walk on water. Sometimes parent can be
shortsighted and selfish.
This is also true of other family members, and
sometimes your immediate family represent the
most difficult part of your obeying the will of
God. They may even become resentful or angry
when they disagree with your life decision. But
when a crises of belief occurs,
Faith and obedience must prevail. Releasing and
risking will be required. First and foremost, we
are to do God's will that's obedience.
Looks around you, what is the news you heard!
Psalm 5:11 here's a direct word for you as this
point,
llent 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."
HEBREW 11:4
Hebrew 11, sometimes known as the roll call of
faith, in today's present, is a marching order of
faith, recorded at least a dozen people who
model faith and action, release and risk. I'd like
to look at four of them who offer realistic
example of people who did God's will by faith
but found that it was not easy or comfortable or
simple. The first is Abel. Read again the
devotion above.
Cain and Abel were sons of Adam and Eve.
Abel was a shepherd, and Cain was farmer.
Both brought offering to God. Cain brought
some of his crops, but Abel brought the very
best portions from his flock. One commentators
says, "The contrast is not between an offering
of plant life and offering of animal life, but
between a careless, thoughtless offering and a
choice, generous offering. Motivation and heart
attitude are all-important, and God looked with
favor on Abel and his offering because of
Abel's faith."
Infuriated that God had accepted his brother's
offering and not his own, Cain violently
murdered his brother. Sometimes when you do
the will of God, you will upset or anger your
family. This can result in great pressure, relational
turmoil, angry words, and perhaps even hostile
reactions against you. But remember, you are not
on this earth as a child of God to please your
family members.
I should also add, however, that we're not here
deliberately to make our family members nervous.
Motivation has to be the balance wheel here. But
of the two, we want to be so committed to our
Heavenly Father that we know clearly and
distinctly what His plan is.
We're not here specifically to please our son and
daughter or our mother and fathers. Sometimes
our family can be wrong. Now, if they are believers
and if they're walking with the Lord, parent are
usually good counselor on most things. But they
don't walk on water. Sometimes parent can be
shortsighted and selfish.
This is also true of other family members, and
sometimes your immediate family represent the
most difficult part of your obeying the will of
God. They may even become resentful or angry
when they disagree with your life decision. But
when a crises of belief occurs,
Faith and obedience must prevail. Releasing and
risking will be required. First and foremost, we
are to do God's will that's obedience.
Looks around you, what is the news you heard!
Psalm 5:11 here's a direct word for you as this
point,
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