Deaf Devo - The Deaf Mission in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States for Saturday, 17 June 2017 "True Heroes" Bible Reading: Hebrews 11:32-38
Hebrews 11:32 What more should I say? There isn’t time to tell about Gid‘on, Barak, Shimshon, Yiftach, David, Sh’mu’el and the prophets; 33 who, through trusting, conquered kingdoms, worked righteousness, received what was promised, shut the mouths of lions,[Hebrews 11:33 ] 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, had their weakness turned to strength, grew mighty in battle and routed foreign armies. 35 Women received back their dead resurrected; other people were stretched on the rack and beaten to death, refusing to be ransomed, so that they would gain a better resurrection. 36 Others underwent the trials of being mocked and whipped, then chained and imprisoned. 37 They were stoned, sawed in two, murdered by the sword; they went about clothed in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, persecuted, mistreated, 38 wandering about in deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground! The world was not worthy of them!
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On the movie screen we see superheroes in capes. On TV we see winning quarterbacks, rock stars and famous movie stars. The world sees these people as heroes.
But God's heroes are different. God's definition of a hero is not someone who is the most popular or has the most Facebook likes and friends on Twitter. God's definition of a hero is someone who trusts and obeys Him.
Our Bible verses today list some of God's true heroes. Some of these people "had to wander in deserts and mountains, living in caves and holes in the ground" (verse 38b). These people were persecuted and killed because of their faith in God. They were not like heroes we see on TV and in movies today.
You can be a true hero, too. You don't have to be extraordinary - you just have to trust God and obey Him.
"Faith is what makes real the things we hope for. It is proof of what we cannot see. God was pleased with the people who lived a long time ago because they had faith like this." [Hebrews 11:1-2]
PRAYER: Lord, I want to always trust and obey You. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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