Faith in the Impossible: Israelites Hall of Faith

   “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God” (Corrie Ten Boom).

   One group of people who get a bad rap in the Bible were the Israelites. They had this constant pattern of trusting in God and then not trusting in him. When thinking of people who complain in the Bible, it is easy to think of the Israelites. They complained about being taken out of Egypt, they complained about getting manna, they complained about giants that they would need to fights, and over and over again they complained. Why are they in the Hall of Faith then?

   One thing I cannot stand is when people lump groups of people together. Whenever people hear about the Israelites we tend to think of all the complaining. But, not all the Israelites complained. Not all of the Israelites turned away from God. There was always a select few who followed God.

   We also have to put ourselves in their shoes. The Israelites were taken away from everything they knew. They had many crazy things happen to them and through it all they trusted God. When they were at the Red Sea they did not know that God would part the waters. They did not know they would be led by a pillar of fire and a cloud. They did not know that God would provide manna for them from ravens. Over and over the Israelites trusted God when crazy things happened. I mean, how would you feel if you had birds bring you your breakfast?

   We may not have crazy events happen like that today. But, at times, we do have to have crazy faith. God calls us to do many things and some of them may be difficult to do. In those times we need to remember the faith that the Israelites had.

   So, will you choose to have faith in God when the impossible seems to happen?

   Proverbs 3:5-6, Romans 8:28, Jeremiah 29:11
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