One day while flipping through the TV channels I came across a show called “River Monsters.” In this particular episode they we’re trying to figure out if it were possible for a New Zealand eel to kill a grown man. There had been reports of sheep, horses and even children, being attacked. The one thing they couldn’t figure out, is how these eels, while not having gigantic jaws or teeth, could tear the flesh right off of an animal or human being. They put the carcass of a deer into the shallow waters and fixed cameras underwater to see what would happen. What took place next shocked the host. The eels would grab hold of the deer’s flesh and begin spinning violently, (like a drill-bit) until chunks of flesh would begin to tear and eventually rip completely off the carcass!

In God’s Word we are told to live by faith. This is not a blind faith, where you just close your eyes and “hope for the best.” It is a faith based on the absolutely dependable character of who God is and the promises He has given to us. When you go through Hebrews chapter 11 you read about the lives of the men and women who were commended for their faith. They all had one thing in common: they grabbed onto the promises of God with all their might and would not let go. You could say, “They had faith like a New Zealand eel.”

Even now you may be facing doubts about your own work, family, friends or personal struggles. Let us trade in those doubts, through prayer, for the promises of God. And let us hang on to them for deer life (pun intended).

Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. Psalms 31:24