Reviving the Faith of our Fathers

Text: Hebrews 11:32-37
MORE LESSONS: 1 Sam. 17:1-32
Bible Reading in one Year: Psalms 25-27

The first text tells us about the fathers of faith and the exploits they did. I pray God revive the faith of our fathers in our day. The fathers were not quitters in the face of challenges. They didn't quit their confession of faith or deny God even when they were to be thrown into fire. Though their lives were at stake, they were strong in their faith; they believed God, standing and fighting for Him. My prayer is that God will revive the faith of our fathers in the Church in our generation.

The fathers of faith did exploits by faith. In I Sam. 17:4-8 we see the example of David when Israel was confronted with the challenge of Goliath, the 'boko haram' of their day. The same way we have this Goliath challenging the Church of Jesus today, so also Goliath challenged the children of God. Everybody was afraid but they looked up to the God of Heaven who was able to deliver them from the great Goliath (verses 21-27).

There are many Goliaths confronting the Church today. I don't know how many people still come to church in your assembly. There are people that have not come to church for the past one year because of the harassment of the Goliath of our time. Goliath challenged the God of Israel, he challenged the power of the God of Israel, but God raised a man, David. Where are the Davids of our day? Where are the Davids in the Church today that will rise to the harassment of Goliath, the enemy of the Church? You know David was not up to 20 years at the time he came to the limelight but he was anointed.

Probably he was anointed by Samuel around seventeen years of age, at that time he was still keeping the sheep of his father. But when he heard the harassment of this Philistine, he stood up and faced the challenge.

Where are the people who are going to confront the harassment of the enemy of the Church today? And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him; thy servant will go and fight with this Philistine: v32. God needs men with such faith to challenge the Goliaths of our time.

Prayer/Action
* Pray that this generation will catch the fire of revival, in Jesus’ name.
* Pray and cast out every spirit of fear and intimidation among believers today, in Jesus’ name.
* Receive grace to stand when your faith is tried/ tested by the fire of the enemy.
* Receive courage to stand the trial of your
* Oh Lord raise men of faith in our time like David, Gideon Barak, in Jesus’ name. faith like our fathers of old, in Jesus’ name.

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