Don’t let go of your
faith!
Genesis 32:24-30
In life we face trials
just about every day. Sometimes we have good days
and sometimes everything that can go wrong seems to go wrong.
Yet through the ups and
downs we cannot give up or lose hope. Ironically it is when we have a
renewed since of faith or when we know God is leading us and we follow
by faith; soon thereafter our faith is tested.
The Bible says in
Romans 1:17 “…The just shall live by faith”. Abraham in the book of
Genesis had his faith tried 8 times and 8 times he kept the faith.
Hebrews the 11 chapter is a good example of faith. (I suggest reading
it). Also least we forget that our justification and salvation is
based on faith in God’s only begotten Son Jesus Christ. In the book of
Genesis 32: 24-30 Jacob the son of Isaac wrestled with the angel of
the Lord all throughout the night. Even when the angel touched Jacob’s
thigh and threw it out of joint Jacob would not let the angel go until
he received his blessing from God. Is your faith under constant
pressure? Do you feel like quitting, like giving up? Does it seem like
God is not there? Do you feel all alone? As someone who has felt like
this at one point or another, I can tell you don’t let go of your
faith. The Bible says in Ecclesiastes 9:11 “…the race is not given to
the swift or the battle to the strong…” Someone may ask why? Why hold
on to our faith when things seem hopeless? The answer in conclusion,
the Bible says, in Isaiah 40:30&31 “Even the youths shall faint and be
weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon
the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as
eagles; they shall run and not be weary; and they shall walk and not
faint”. So I say, “Hold on to your faith and wait I say wait on the
Lord”!
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