Faith is accepting that what is seen was not made out of what is seen – Hebrews 11:3

Hebrews 11:32-34– Heroes of faith weakness was turned into strength

Gideon – He was from the weakest clan and was the least in his father’s house.

Judges 6:12 – The angel of the Lord calls Gideon a mighty warrior.

v12 – Commissioned to go in the strength he had and save Israel from Midian.

v16 – God promises to be with him and help him strike the Midianites.

v27 – He tears ball altar at night out of fear.

v34 – God’ Spirit came on Gideon and he immediately sounded the trumpet and went for war against Midian.

Barak – Judges 4:8 – He was afraid to go fight Sisera without Debora.

v9 – Was not bothered with honour (a servant’s heart who allows honour to go to Deborah).

Samson –  Judges 13: 5 –  He was a Nazirite dedicated to God

v25 – The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him

Judges 16:20 – God’s spirit had left him.

v28 – Strengthen me once more he prayed.

Jephthah – Judges 10, 11:1 – Was chased away by his brothers, son of a prostitute

v3 – He fled and only a gang of scoundrels gathered around him and followed him.

v6 – People of Gilead request him to be their commander

v29 – God’s Spirit came on him to fight the Ammonites.

David – 1 Samuel 16 – Was the smallest and youngest in his family

 v6 – David anointed as king; God does not look on appearance – Eliab rejected and the rest of the brothers.

v11 – David forgotten in the field and ceremony wouldn’t continue without him.

1 Samuel 22:2 – Those in distress, debts, uncontented (400) men are the ones who followed him when he was running away from Saul.

1 Chronicles 11:9 – He became more and more powerful because the LORD was with him.

Samuel – A young miracle boy serving under Eli.

Did not have any experience of how God speaks.

Daniel – A young man in foreign land

Put in the lion’s den (defenceless)

-Makes a unique request not to defile himself

Shadrack, Meshack and Abednego –  Daniel 3 – Young men in exile

Put in the furnace (defenceless)

v17 – Unique faith

Moses – Hebrews 11:23 – Exodus 4:10 – A stammer, without strength to go to Egypt.

***1 Corinthians 1:9 – God destroys the wisdom of the wise, and frustrates the intelligence of the intelligent.

v27 – He chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise.

– He chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

2 Corinthians 12: 9 – His power is made perfect in weakness

He uses the blunt tools for His glory.

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