Today's Devotional
"ORDINARY PEOPLE"
Written by
Carol Steficek
Carol Steficek
"These were
commended for their faith,
yet none of them received what had been
promised.
God had planned something better for us so that
only together
with us would they be made perfect."
Hebrews 11:39, 40
Some of the most
popular television shows are "idol" shows. Contestants are
trying to gain their moment of fame. The vast majority of us are just
ordinary people living ordinary lives doing ordinary daily tasks.
The
11th chapter of Hebrews outlines many ordinary people of God who exhibited
extraordinary faith -- the thing that really matter in life. These people
did not take pride in themselves. They didn't seek to do their own will,
but rather God's. And they approached God by faith and lived their faith
every day of their lives.
The world has never and will never recognize
people for being great because of their faith. More likely, Christians
will continue to be ridiculed for their faith and even persecuted for it.
But God has something looming ahead in the future that is well worth the price
of standing firm in the faith. The world is not worthy and won't ever
recognize or realize the plan of God. He has reserved eternity for
ordinary people with extraordinary faith
