Faith of the Prophets

How often do we over exemplify the faith of the Saints of old? We often want to ask God for faith like Peter or Paul. Some even want to have faith like Daniel, Elijah, or Jeremiah. There is part of me that has the knee jerk reaction, you don't want faith like them because look how much trouble it got them into, or look how much more God would put you through.

The more sensible reaction is who is to say you don't have faith like them. Do you have the faith to call upon the LORD even when your King or Government tells you not to do so? Do you have the faith to tell your rulers they are listening to the wrong sources of information? Do you have the faith to flee from people trying to kill you on account of your faith? Do you have faith enough to do all the short sighted things St Peter did?

You may have greater faith than Peter, Paul, Daniel, Jeremiah or even Elijah and Moses. You may have the greatest faith of them all. But you have not walked in their shoes. You will face different struggles. These struggles will reveal your weakness before God. These prophets questioned their own faith and devotion to God. They questioned it because of the struggles they had to face, but thankfully God has given great examples of people of Faith.

These various examples should not be comparative. Could you imagine how Peter would have dealt with a Cancer diagnoses? Could you imagine Jeremiah facing Education debt hanging over his head? Then just think of St Peter having to deal with corporate Taxes, or even a church council meetings every month? Each of us have different burdens to bear. God has given you the faith to know, YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN. Jesus has promised to be with you, just as we can say he was with these great prophets. (Okay maybe a little different for Peter & possibly Paul.)

God grant us the faith to face our own Lions, persecutors, and false-teachers. Thank you.

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