The Bible is chock full of the accounts of God’s faithful servants. As fellow servants of God, we all look to these examples and strive to exhibit the same qualities as these great men and women in our walk towards His Kingdom. There seems to be at least one common denominator in all the heroes of the Bible, and that is that the faith of one person was enough to inspire and motivate a multitude of people. Bro. Roger recently gave an exhortation on “David’s Mighty Men”, which was another great example of how David’s faith and love for God inspired his mighty men to show that same faith in battle, and in everyday life. Moses’ faith was enough to lead an entire nation along the path God laid out. The faith of Esther saved her people, as she was willing to risk her life for them. If it weren’t for the faith of Mordecai, Esther wouldn’t have had the foundation required to accomplish her destiny. The Jews would be gone from the face of the Earth, but we know that isn’t in God’s plan. God used His faithful followers to carry out His will, exactly as it was supposed to happen. There are countless other Biblical heroes whose faith changed the course of the world.
The lesson for us is that these were just sinful individuals. These were people like me. These were people like you. King David was just like me. Esther was just like you. What makes us think that God isn’t going to use us in the same way he has used our brethren in the past? We need to understand that it only takes one person to inspire thousands of others, and it only takes the faith of one person to save a nation of people from extinction. It could be you. If we could muster the courage to proclaim the gospel to everyone around us, maybe we would have the privilege of being used by God in such a way that will cause us to join the ranks of these great heroes, secure our place in the history of God’s plan, and inspire future generations to change the world.
