TRUE FAITH
All things being equal, this blog post should have ended the John 13 series. However, I perceived that God would have us learn or relearn one of the toughest lessons I learnt recently. You would agree with me that oftentimes when we think about faith, a beautiful picture is painted in our minds. For example, Abraham believes God for a child; He gets Isaac, and everyone is happy. However, having only this ideology is a catalyst for heartbreaks because it is incomplete. What then, is the missing piece? 🧩 Apostle Paul helps us answer this question in Hebrews chapter 11. He shows us in verses 36 – 38 that men who obtained a good report through faith experienced – trials, afflictions, and other sufferings. Verse 37 - 38 says, “ They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, ”. ...