Would You Have Been in the Bible?

   There are many great people who are mentioned in the Bible. In the Hall of Faith, we find many people who accomplished a lot for the Lord. These are people "who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies. Women received back their dead, raised to life again. There were others who were tortured, refusing to be released so that they might gain an even better resurrection (Heb.11.33-35)." They accomplished many amazing things, and they are forever remembered as having great faith.

   With those people in mind, I have to wonder if there are people who God called that chose not to obey. Did God promise to bless someone other than Abraham? Did God want to use someone else to save the spies in Jericho other than Rahab? Before you start to think I'm a heretic for asking these questions stop and remember that the Lord gives us free will. The Lord can call people to do things, but it is up to those people to choose to obey God or not. That's how much God loves us. He gives us a choice. But that's a blog for another time.
   Other people could have been called by God to do amazing things in Bible times. But, if those people chose not to obey God they were forgotten. I'm not saying that people in the Bible obeyed God because they wanted to be immortalized. They were probably just choosing the Lord because they knew he was the best option and that he loved them. What I am saying is the people who are remembered in the Bible show us faith, love, God's power, joy, loyalty, and so much more. 
   That leads me to a question for you: if the Bible was to be written today, would you be in it? Are you doing your best to follow the Lord? Do you continually choose to show love to others? Are you trying to grow in God each day? Are you "sold out" for the Lord? Only you can answer these questions, but I would like to point out that if you don't like your answers to these questions, you still have time. You can choose to be revitalized in the Lord. But remember, who you are doing these things for. You are not doing it for your legacy. You are doing it to reflect God's glory. That's why the people who are in the Bible are in it. They chose to follow the Lord for His glory, not their own.

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