Jesus Followersഉദാഹരണം

Faith to Faith

From Anne

Noah received the Baton of Truth that started its journey with Adam and Eve and was passed on by each successive generation until it reached him. He preserved it; then it was passed on in an unbroken line to Jesus, the Messiah.

Noah handed the Baton to Shem, who passed it to Eber, to Terah, to Abraham, to Isaac . . . Jacob . . . Joseph . . . Moses . . . Joshua . . . Deborah . . . Gideon . . . Samson . . . Ruth . . . Samuel . . . David . . . Solomon . . . Elijah . . . Elisha . . . Hezekiah . . . Josiah . . . Haggai . . . Zechariah . . . Ezra . . . Nehemiah . . . Malachi . . . to John the Baptist…and for a short while, people’s faith became sight as they gazed on God face to face in the person of Jesus of Nazareth! 

John the apostle received the Baton of Truth directly from Jesus. He then passed it by faith to Polycarp, an early church leader who received the Baton, and before he was burned at the stake for his faith, Polycarp passed it to Ambrose, who passed it to Augustine, to Anselm, to John Wycliffe, to John Huss . . . Martin Luther . . . John Calvin . . . John Wesley... George Whitefield . . . Francis Asbury . . . William Carey . . . Charles Haddon Spurgeon . . . Dwight L. Moody . . . I. M. Haldeman . . . Billy Sunday . . . William Franklin Graham Sr. . . . Billy Graham . . . to Anne Graham Lotz, to Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright…. And on and on to the next generations.

The Baton of Truth was received face to face and then relayed faith to faith from generation to generation. But it’s the same Baton, the same Truth, the same good news that God loves you! He wants you to know Him in a personal relationship. 

Now it’s up to you: Don’t drop the Baton. It’s been passed to you through all the generations of human history. Receive it as the treasure that it is, and then pass it on to someone else. 

Which of the stories in this devotional resonated with you most? Which theme (Our Witness, Worship, Walk or Work) inspires you to pass the Baton of Faith on to others?

We hope this plan encouraged you. Learn more about Jesus Followers by Anne Graham Lotz and Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright here.