Andy Elmes: Breakfast of Champions

Welcome to your Friday fry-up!

Faith in God makes all things possible.

Matthew 19:26 (NIV)
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

We have been spending time in the legendary faith chapter of Hebrews 11, and reminding ourselves that our daily life is a faith walk, an adventure story in the making. When you make the decision to step out of the mere ceremony of Christianity and into a real time life experience of walking with the Lord you leave behind things that are branded impossible. Why? Because the focus of our faith is an eternal God that existed before anything else did and lives outside of the restrictions of such things as time and space. We so often judge everything we believe to be true or possible by a planet that we live on called Earth. He (God) holds universes in the span of His hand. When we choose to engage with God Almighty by faith, we step into a realm of life where anything can happen – and it probably will. Remember, we serve and belong to the same God who is in the Bible, who:

• Parts the sea when His people need to get across.

• Causes walls to fall when His people walk around them a few times.

• Stops the sun so that His people can win the fight they are in.

• Causes axe heads to float.

• Turns water into wine to make the party better, not worse.

• Raises people from the dead.

These are a mere handful. Read the book and you will find a whole lot more!

The guys and girls in Hebrews 11 saw God do incredible things because they engaged daily with Him by faith, and you know what? So can we.

Hebrews 11:32-34 (NIV)
And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, 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.

Remember, the God who did all that and more is our God. The trigger they had is the same one we now hold: FAITH!

Only believe. All things are possible to those who believe!

Andy

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