There are a lot of stories written about heroes, but there are no heroes greater than the heroes of faith whose stories are written for us in the Bible. You have heard of men who have done miraculous things like parting the Red Sea, making fire come down from heaven, even raising the dead. These were mighty men of God who glorified Him by obeying His Word. You may feel that you can’t do anything big to glorify the Lord because you are too young. But do you know that some of the Bible heroes were children like you? They obeyed the Lord and did wonderful things that brought glory to God, even everyday small things, but God used their obedience in big heroic ways in His wonderful master plan. Some of the heroic acts they did were acts of faith that you can do too.
Miriam was a young girl whose mother had a baby boy. That baby was Moses, and you’ve heard the story of how God set apart Moses to be a great hero of faith. But when he was just a baby, his sister did a great thing. She obediently watched her baby brother for her parents when he was in danger to make sure he was safe. By faith she served the Lord in this small but great way. You can be like Miriam and use your eyes to watch ones that are smaller than you and make sure they’re safe.
Another young hero was Samuel who lived with Eli the priest. Samuel served Eli by helping around the temple. He was a good helper, but he was also a good listener. When God spoke to Samuel he was eager to listen and obey. By faith you can be like Samuel and be a helper and learn to listen carefully when you’re spoken to and quickly obey.
In the New Testament there was a young boy who went to hear Jesus preach. We don’t know his name, but we know that he took a small lunch with him. When the great crowds of people were hungry the little boy shared what he had with Jesus. Jesus took his loaves and fishes and fed thousands of people with them. You can be like this boy and willingly share what you have with others.
In the Old Testament, there was a young servant girl who worked for Naaman, the commander of the army of Syria. She heard him talking about how sick he was. She spoke up and told him the good news about a prophet who could heal him. Naaman listened and went to the prophet for help. You can be like this servant girl and tell others that Jesus can help them by saving them from their sins.
By faith Miriam obeyed and used her eyes to watch, Samuel used his hands to serve and his ears to listen, the boy with the lunch used his possessions to give, and Naaman’s servant used her mouth to speak the good news. These are but a few examples of children who did mighty acts of faith by simply obeying. You can obey the Lord too. By faith you can watch, serve, listen, give, and speak! God can use you to glorify Himself. You can be a hero of faith!
