Thursday – Letters

Reading – Hebrews 11

Highlight Verse:

“All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭39‬ ‭NLT‬‬

My “About” tagline reads “Author, Husband, Dad, Man of Faith and Fun.”

I call myself a man of faith, but the people listed in this chapter have faith that makes mine look puny.

But then, Jesus talked about faith like a mustard seed moving mountains (Matthew 17:20).

Okay, I can let God take this puny faith and do some landscaping.

Forty-nine years ago, I struggled with whether or not to believe all this religious stuff my parents and church tried to force on me.

Because of some people who truly believed what they said and lived it out; I found faith despite all the religion around me.

Now when people ask if I’m religious, I tell them

“No, but I have a deep faith.”

I’m not saying that church is bad. I am saying church should be a place where people come together to express and encourage faith.

From that place of faith our words and deeds can have lasting effects that we may not see this side of Heaven.

But we can trust that God will honor every act of faith.

Has religion helped or hindered your faith (or like me – both)?
What is your favorite story of faith in the Bible?
What is your favorite story of faith from your life?