Today's scripture reading is Matthew chapter 17. Come and explore it with me for a few minutes, before you start your busy day.....
Scripture:
Matthew 17:19,20 Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He replied, "Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
Observation:
The disciples--who were at that time living each day literally with Jesus--did not have enough faith to drive out the demon that was in this child. Yet at the same time, Jesus himself said you do not need a whole lot of faith to accomplish big things--only the amount of faith that would equal a mustard seed.
Application:
I do not think the goal here was to be the literal moving around of mountains! But to be able to accomplish "big things" for God we need faith--even if it is a small amount of faith. This reminds me of the story recorded later where a father sought healing for his son and cried out to Jesus, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" Mark 9:24 And Jesus rewarded this man's small amount of faith, and the son was healed. This man was trying to accomplish something "big" for God--the healing of his son. Yet the father also recognized that his own faith was not as strong as it should be--but the marvelous thing is that he turned to the "right place," Jesus.
Prayer:
Dear Father--Thank you for these wonderful stories that are recorded for me to read and learn from. Help my faith to grow each day. Though it may be small, help it to be genuine. And like the father of the boy with an evil spirit, I say to You today, "I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief!"
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