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May 2nd Evening
“These all died in faith.” — Hebrews 11:13
Behold the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, whether of old age, or by violent means; this one point, in which they all agree, is the most worthy of record, “they all died in faith.” In faith they lived — it was their comfort, their guide, their motive and their support; and in the same spiritual grace they died, ending their life-song in the sweet strain in which they had so long continued. They did not die resting in the flesh or upon their own attainments; they made no advance from their first way of acceptance with God, but held to the…
way of faith to the end. Faith is as
precious to die by as to live by.
Dying in faith has distinct reference to the past. They believed the
promises which had gone before, and were assured that their sins were
blotted out through the mercy of God. Dying in faith has to do with the
present. These saints were confident of their acceptance with God, they
enjoyed the beams of His love, and rested in His faithfulness. Dying in
faith looks into the future. They fell asleep, affirming that the Messiah
would surely come, and that when He would in the last days appear upon
the earth, they would rise from their graves to behold Him. To them the
pains of death were but the birth-pangs of a better state. Take courage, my
soul, as thou readest this epitaph. Thy course, through grace, is one of
faith, and sight seldom cheers thee; this has also been the pathway of the
brightest and the best. Faith was the orbit in which these stars of the first
magnitude moved all the time of their shining here; and happy art thou that
it is thine. Look anew to-night to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy
faith, and thank Him for giving thee like precious faith with souls now in
glory.
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“These all died in faith.” — Hebrews 11:13
Behold the epitaph of all those blessed saints who fell asleep before the coming of our Lord! It matters nothing how else they died, whether of old age, or by violent means; this one point, in which they all agree, is the most worthy of record, “they all died in faith.” In faith they lived — it was their comfort, their guide, their motive and their support; and in the same spiritual grace they died, ending their life-song in the sweet strain in which they had so long continued. They did not die resting in the flesh or upon their own attainments; they made no advance from their first way of acceptance with God, but held to the…
way of faith to the end. Faith is as
precious to die by as to live by.
Dying in faith has distinct reference to the past. They believed the
promises which had gone before, and were assured that their sins were
blotted out through the mercy of God. Dying in faith has to do with the
present. These saints were confident of their acceptance with God, they
enjoyed the beams of His love, and rested in His faithfulness. Dying in
faith looks into the future. They fell asleep, affirming that the Messiah
would surely come, and that when He would in the last days appear upon
the earth, they would rise from their graves to behold Him. To them the
pains of death were but the birth-pangs of a better state. Take courage, my
soul, as thou readest this epitaph. Thy course, through grace, is one of
faith, and sight seldom cheers thee; this has also been the pathway of the
brightest and the best. Faith was the orbit in which these stars of the first
magnitude moved all the time of their shining here; and happy art thou that
it is thine. Look anew to-night to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy
faith, and thank Him for giving thee like precious faith with souls now in
glory.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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