“And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to
tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also,
and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought
righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the
edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight,
turned to flight the armies of the aliens.”
There is another prophet I will like us to learn faith
lesson from, he is the prophet Habakkuk. The book of this minor prophet began
this way:
“The burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see. O Lord, how
long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! even cry out unto thee of violence,
and thou wilt not save!” Habakkuk 1:1,2.
Habakkuk was burdened with what he was seeing around him and
he began to complain. Sometimes that is the way we are with God, we get so
burdened with the cares of life and injustices we see around us and we feel God
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