by Will | May 2, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 12:1-3 (HCSB)Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and...
by Will | Apr 27, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:32-40 (HCSB)And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, who by faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promises, shut the mouths of lions, quenched the...
by Will | Apr 20, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:31 (HCSB)By faith Rahab the prostitute received the spies in peace and didn’t perish with those who disobeyed. Rahab was an interesting woman. She is described in the Hebrew text as a zonah, which can be translated as innkeeper, tavern keeper, or...
by Will | Apr 19, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:30 (HCSB)By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after being encircled by the Israelites for seven days. The story of Jericho’s cataclysmic fall is well-known by many. But few would list it as an example of outstanding faith, even though it is one of...
by Will | Apr 18, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:29 (HCSB)By faith they crossed the Red Sea as though they were on dry land. When the Egyptians attempted to do this, they were drowned. The miraculous crossing of the Red Sea was a watershed moment for the whole nation of Israel. It was remembered in a...
by Will | Apr 13, 2022 | Scripture Meditations
Hebrews 11:27-28 (HCSB)By faith he left Egypt behind, not being afraid of the king’s anger, for Moses persevered as one who sees Him who is invisible. By faith he instituted the Passover and the sprinkling of the blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn might not...