By Faith We...

"And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us."

Hebrews 11:39-40 (NKJV)

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What I'm about to share with you right now is the result of 8 months of searching, questioning, and foreseeing.

The very moment my heart was kickstarted back to life on March 30, my perspective on life, its value, and its limits has changed. I'm not referring to the many questions as to why I was electrocuted or why my best friend Yeabsira died. What I am referring to is the value God has placed on every single life, all 7+ billion that are alive today, those of the past, and those that are yet to be.

Life is generational, every breath that we breath, and every life that we create is a reflection of that. My life, and every life I influence is a result of my faithfulness in the midst of death. There have been quite a few times during the summer, and still even now that I start crying. It's not grieving Yeabsira's death, it's something very different, and has much more weight.

As I've been studying the Bible and struggling to identify this weight, I was led to read Hebrews 11. This time I didn't start in verse 1, cause you and I all know and quote it so often that it goes in one ear and out the other. I desired a different perspective, a new revelation. From reading and rereading over and over again, I noticed a common pattern, two very important words..."By Faith". All throughout this chapter these two words start every sentence and paragraph, and they are the carriers of this weight that I've been feeling, the same weight that all these great men of faith did - Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, etc.

They all carried the weight of their Faith Legacy, the very same weight I have begun to feel, and now know why. Why have I just begun to feel this weight now? Because of it's urgency, because there is a cry for help, and I hear it, and I will not be a bystander. I stand on solid ground; my life, my hope, and my faith has not crumbled underneath me, but has lifted me up on higher ground. It's all about perspective!

By faith Nathan, after he and his brother died, he rose again, not abandoning the promise, refusing to hide in fear, stood firm in faith with the desire to build his life and the lives of those around him on the sure promises of God.

But let's not end it there, we all have a faith legacy. Looking back at Hebrews 11:39-40, we notice that we cannot be perfected apart from each other. From now on, instead of reading this verse as "And all these", I believe it's time read it as "By Faith WE..."

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Questions of Reflection:

• What is your Faith Legacy ?

• What ground will you stand on?

• When will it be urgent enough?