The Bible offers us many courageous and faithful men and women, with stories of their dedication and love for God. With respect to all the worldly awards going on around us today, I would like those who read this blog to consider awards for people of the Bible. Here are my nominations in the following seven categories from the Old Testament:

• Absolute Certainty In The Power Of Almighty God Against the power of false gods Award – ELIJAH
• Commissioned To Lead Address And Motivate God’s Chosen People To Appreciate And Receive His Great Inheritance Award – MOSES
• Courage Against Foreigners And Their Customs While Living As A Captive In A Foreign Land Award – DANIEL
• Faith To Follow God No Matter The Unknown Destination Or Request For The Life Of His Son Award – ABRAHAM
• Heartfelt Confesser Repenter Dedicated To Living A Life Of Genuine Love For The LORD Award – DAVID
• Humble In Service To God Able To Hear His Word And Delegate Giving All Credit To Him Award – DEBORAH
• Willingness To Risk Death To Help God’s People Carry Out God’s Plan Knowing You Are Not Perfect Award – RAHAB

Nominations for seven categories from the New Testament:

• Assurance Of Forgiveness Of Sins Given In The Last Hour Award – THIEF ON THE RIGHT OF JESUS AT CALVARY
• Belief In The Word From An Angel That A Virgin Will Birth The Savior Of The World Award – MARY
• Bold Witness Of The Life Of Christ Leaving Everything Behind To Follow Jesus Award – PETER
• Healed By The Hope Of Simply Touching Jesus’ Garment Award – BLEEDING WOMAN
• Loved By Jesus Bestowing Upon Him Care Of His Earthly Mother And Future Visions Of The World To Come Award – JOHN
• Shared In Jesus’ Ministry Watched Him Die Then First To See Him Live Award – MARY MAGDALENE
• Transformed By God From Persecutor To Preacher Award – PAUL

Please know I do not write this post to make light of the Bible. No, I write this post because I believe each of my nominees are true followers of our LORD, reveal their fortitude is received from God in times of trouble and should be recognized as such. For some of my nominees the Bible gives us their life story. But for others, the Bible gives us just enough information about them for us to understand why their place is important in history and why they are included in the pages of God’s holy Word.

——– I encourage you to leave a comment and vote for one of these candidates. One of them will be the selected topic for my August 3 blog post.  This date marks the one year anniversary of the Lift Him Up blog site. This anniversary post will be used to thank one of God’s chosen people of the Bible, for lifting up His holy name – blessings!

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