by ELAINE WOOD

All through the Bible, God gives us accounts of our wonderful heroes of the faith, doing unimaginable feats of courage and strength.  

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Thinking on some of these heroes of faith one day, it occured to me, God could have cleaned the earth of horrible sin and evil without an Ark.

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He could have destroyed the Philistines giant without a shepherd boy named David. 

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The walls of Jerico were no match for God if Joshua wasn't there. 

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If Gideon would not leave the wine press where he was threshing wheat, God could have defeated the Midianites without him. 

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If Esther shrank in fear instead of facing the King, God could have saved His people without her. 

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There are so many more examples of ordinary people being extraordinary, when led by God.

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You get the idea. So, why did God put on the hearts of all these regular men and women to do these enormous acts of heroism? 

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I'm not a minister or Bible Scholar but it seems to me, God wants us to know, when He is with us we will certainly have the power, ability, wisdom and strength to do what He has tasked for us to do.  

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Whether it is to testify to our family, witness to a store clerk, invite someone to the alter, or even start a program in your church that feels way too big for you to do. 

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If God has a job for us to do, He can certainly do it without us BUT, He wants, I think, to show us that through Him we can do what He has put in our hearts to do. 

 

All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28

 

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