Day 11 of 21: Because He Believed In His God

Because He Believed In His God

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

(Daniel 6:23)

Because he believed in his God...
Daniel survived an attempt on his own life amidst a host of lions, no manner of hurt was found upon him

Because she believed in her God...
Esther saved an entire generation of her people from annihilation

Because he believed in his God...
Abraham laid his beloved son on the alter as an act of supreme obedience

Because he believed in his God..
Elisha's life was ransomed from the hands Arameans by legions of heavenly hosts

Because he believed in his God...
The blind man was made to see

Because she believed in her God...
The woman with the problem of blood was healed

Because he believed in his God...
The paralytic was made whole

James 5: 16-18 says,

The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.¹⁷ Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. ¹⁸ Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

We are all but mere men. The only difference lies in our faith in God. What sets us apart as but mere men, what allows us the power to move mountains, is our complete trust and faith in God. It is that we have a true understanding of who God is, knowing that the Scriptures declares,

With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. (Matthew 19:26)

 We are writing our own Biblical accounts on a daily basis. What is it that can be accounted of us? Can it it be said we moved mountains...

Because he believed in God....

If the story of our lives were written on the pages of Scripture what would be said of us? Has our faith made us whole or has it faltered and weakened, especially in the midst of trial? Have our prayers moved mountains or merely sought to benefit our own households? Has our faith been something to behold or is it weak-willed and spineless? What do the pages of our lives speak in regards to our belief in God? A man's character is often revealed in the deepest darkest of valleys. What does your character say about your God?