All summer we've been talking about Faith, looking first at the life of Paul and the leaps of faith that he took as he set out to share the gospel with the Gentiles and then at the book of Hebrews and some of the heros of faith recorded there. While faith, in theory, is relatively easy to discuss, it is somewhat harder to put into action. For the last two weeks in August, we'll be looking at the lives of Joseph and Moses.
Joseph's faith is one of patience and perseverance, being sold into captivity, falsely accused of crimes, imprisoned for years before finally rising to the second in command over all of Egypt. But his faith was never wrapped up in his circumstances, but rather, in the fact that even in the midst of his trials, God was with him.
Moses' story looks much different as he is asked to do some big things. Not just normal big things, but scary, intimidating big things. Things that might cost him his life. And while we might think of a leader rushing in to start an uprising that would liberate a people, Moses came in armed with a staff and a mighty God who was holding ten plagues to be used to exclaim His own glory.
What kind of faith do we exhibit on a daily basis? How do we respond in faith to trials? How do we respond in faith to great challenges? What holds us back from having faith? Who is someone you look up to because of their faith?
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