Overcoming Faith
By: Rev. A.D. Gammill
Faith is the foundation of a relationship with Jesus
Christ. The Apostle Paul stated in Romans 12:3, “God hath
dealt every man the measure of faith.” In order to
establish that all important connection with Christ, we must
exercise trust in what God has given man through
Jesus. He came to bring salvation to all mankind. We not
only receive salvation but life and that is more abundant.
When reading Hebrews Chapter 11, we find a recording of
those who had great faith in God, even before Jesus came to
bring hope to mankind. We see Abel whom God noted as
being righteous; Enoch who pleased God with his walk; and
Noah who believed when he was told to build an ark to save
his people (even though it had never rained). One can also
see the trust Abraham had concerning God’s
promises of a promised land as well as a son in his and
Sarah’s old age.
These faithful servants all stepped out on faith and trust in
the Word of God. They were not disappointed. Noah went against all his neighbors and friends when he
preached about a flood coming to destroy the earth. How can the earth be destroyed by something of
which no one has ever seen or heard? The man of God kept his own family on task building the ark in
spite of much criticism. Where were the critics when the large d ɽ