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“By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.” Hebrews 11:4 (NIV)
Now that’s some potent faith! Even though Abel has been dead for a very long time, his unyielding, unwavering faith still speaks volumes to us this very day. His life gives us an excellent example of how we are to demonstrate our faith in God.
When we meet someone, we always affect him or her somehow. We leave some sort of lasting impression on him or her, good or bad. Likewise, that person leaves an impression upon us. Think about what happens when something touches the surface of a pond: Upon being touched, the waves ripple outward from the point of disturbance. Faith is a very powerful force. Faith has the power to do the same thing; it ripples outward, it has the power to grow exponentially because it’s infectious.
People are always watching for your reaction and listening to what you say whenever something happens in your life. If you act fearful of the future or do anything else that would demonstrate that you might not have the faith that you profess with your mouth, people will see it. In the same way, if you place all of your hope and faith in the Lord and the fact that He is in control, they’ll see that too.
We don’t have to be rich or famous to leave a legacy of faith, we just have to have the guts to trust God enough to live by our faith in Him. Long after you’re dead, your faith can still touch hearts; touch lives for Christ. Like Abel, you can leave a legacy of belief, being certain of God’s love, never doubting Him or His Word, but you have to have unwavering faith in order to accomplish this.
Chapter 11 in Hebrews mentions several other people who believed God’s promises even though they never saw them come to fruition. Do you have that much faith in the Lord? I hope so.
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