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Previous Challenge Entry (Level 2 – Intermediate)
Topic: FAITH (strong, confident belief in God) (02/26/15)
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Hebrews 11: 1 (KJV) As a believer, I know this verse well. I can rattle it off thoughtlessly in answer to the question, "What is faith?"

The writer of Hebrews goes on to give us examples of faith in the Old Testament. Surprisingly, some of these examples have less-than-stellar reputations. Jacob the deceiver? Rahab the prostitute? Gideon the doubter? Barak the spineless? Samson the womanizer? Jepthah the foolish? David the adulterer and murderer? It seems to me they have tarnished, if not downright stained, records.

But as I continue to peruse Hebrews 11, I arrive at what I believe to be the linchpin of faith. Verse 34 says, "who out of weakness were made strong." Should we tolerate sin in our lives? Shall we sin that grace might abound? Of course not. Romans 6 takes care of that conundrum. But the good news is that in spite of the fact that I sometimes let my humanness drag me down, by faith I can trust that I can and will be used by God.
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C D Swanson 
03/05/15
Well written and good message.
God bless~
Phyllis Inniss 
03/08/15
God uses the weakness of human beings to show His wonderful works. By faith we can move past our errors to a place where we can by our example lead others to Christ. Thanks for the Biblical quotes.
Penny Neimiller 
03/09/15
Love this!
Toni Babcock 
03/10/15
You are a gifted devotional writer. I love everything about this piece. It is well written, concise, does not ramble aimlessly, makes a clear point and ends in a logical and compelling fashion. You should definitely submit this as a devotional to Faithwriters to be used as one of the "Great Multitude" devo's that appear daily on the home page. I hope you do well in the Challenge.
Toni Babcock 
03/10/15
P.S. If you do decide to submit it as a FaithWriter Devo - keep it under 300 words, including a brief prayer at the end. The title and short bio if desired at the end should also be kept in the word count (Total words, 300 or less).
Shann Hall-LochmannVanBennekom 
03/12/15
This is a nice devotion. I like the Bible verses and the message. The only thing I might suggest would be to show an example in your life when God helped you through a situation or where you felt like one of the characters in the Bible you mentioned. You did a great job of writing on topic and delivering your message without coming off as preachy. Keep writing and do consider submitting to the FW devos.

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