Monday
Hebrews 11:34
[Hebrews 11:33 By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions…]
…quenched the flames of fire and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.
Tuesday
Hebrews 11:35
Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others trusted God and were tortured, preferring to die rather than turn from You, God, and be free. They placed their hope in the resurrection to a better life.
Wednesday
Hebrews 11:36
Some were mocked, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in dungeons.
Thursday
Hebrews 11:37
Some died by stoning, and some were sawed in half; others were killed with the sword. Some went about in the skins of sheep and goats, hungry and oppressed and mistreated.
Friday
Hebrews 11:38
They were too good for this world. They wandered over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground.
Zingers from Croft M. Pentz, Tyndale House Publishers
4196. Don’t brag–it isn’t the whistle that pulls the train.
4197. Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through the alley.
4198. The greatest barrier between some Christians and God’s omnipotent power is their own supposed strength.
4199. A snob is an inferior person with a superiority complex.
4200. Flattery is the ability to tell another person what he wants to hear
