Men and women who are crowned heroes of faith are those who were available when God was looking for people to use. It does not answer to the number of years you have been a Christian but it answers to your quick response to God’s call to be a savior to your generation. Once you make yourself available to be used by God as a sacrifice for your generation, you will be enlisted as the hero of faith.
The personality that God will accept to be used as a savior to this generation is a personality that is predictable, accountable, transparent and acceptable. It is a personality that has no personal agenda but following God. Your academic certificate is not what distinguishes you, but the program of God upon your life. Until you have accepted the program of God for your life, you will be like chaff, like the other people in the world.
An acceptable personality is a life that is full of the fear of God and righteousness Act 10:35. Heroes of faith are not old people per say. It is unwise to think that you are still young to allow your personality to be processed by God. It is at your youth age that you ought to serve God with all your life, time and resources and you can only do that if you fear God.
The fear of God helps you to stay clear from sin and establishes you in righteousness. The reason it looks like the fear of God is impossible to prevail in your life is because:
- Sin is impressive by nature, righteousness is suggestive
- Sin is domineering by nature, but righteousness is suggestive
- Sin leaves you with no option, but righteousness leaves you with options
- Sin keeps you locked up in your past, righteousness keeps your eyes on the future Genesis 39:7-9
The trend of waywardness is on the increase and the only way for your escape is the fear of the Lord. It is not just for you to stay clear from sin but also for you to rise up after you have been delievered to deliver others.
Once you put somebody before God in order to get a particular satisfaction and expect God to understand, you have compromised.
Further Scriptures:
Hebrews 11:24-30, 1 Peter 5:6
Important Quotes:
Once you are occupied with materializing God’s program for your life; you will not have time and money for sin.
Prayer Line:
O Lord, let the hotness of your fear come upon me, give me an absolute hatred for sin and let your fire burn every chaff in my life in Jesus name. Amen!