Heroes of Faith

By Paula Williamson guest writer

Where are the dreamers, the visionaries, the inventors—the inspired?

What is the difference between us and Thomas Edison, who created the incandescent lightbulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera? Or Alexander Graham Bell, Wright brothers, Marie Curie, Johannes Gutenberg, Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington Carver, and so many others who believed beyond the limitations of their time?

What set them apart?

Could it be faith—the willingness to believe that what seems impossible is possible?

Scripture gives us a list of such people—men and women who trusted in the God of the impossible.

It Is Written

HEBREWS 11: 32 - And what more shall I say? For time will fail me if I tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets, 33 who by faith [that is, with an enduring trust in God and His promises] subdued kingdoms, administered justice, obtained promised blessings, closed the mouths of lions, 34 extinguished the power of [raging] fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty and unbeatable in battle, putting enemy forces to flight.

What If?

What if the only difference between us and them is the faith of a tiny mustard seed?

What if, instead of believing you are a nobody, you believed you are a somebody?

What if, instead of believing you don’t make a difference, you believed that you could?

What if, instead of believing you don’t matter, you believed—you do?

History and Scripture are filled with ordinary people who chose to believe differently.

Why not decide to be one of them?

What do you want to be said about you when your time on earth is done?

Prayer

Lord, You gave me life and created me in Your image.You have always had good plans for me. When I think about those who have gone before—those who dared to believe and changed the world—I wonder what I am here to do.

Would You stir something deep within me?A dream. A vision. A calling.

Help me to see where I can make a difference. Remind me that what I do today matters.

The mark I make on the canvas of this day is not insignificant. Use me to make it beautiful.

Takeaway

Faith turns its back on failure, looks up, and moves forward.