Monday, September 12, 2011

Mustard Seed Faith

Luke 17:6
"So the Lord said "If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, "be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea, and it will obey you"

The context of this verse shows Jesus giving some big challenges to the disciples about forgiving others.  The disciples realize they can't with their faith, and ask for more faith.  Instead of giving a 12 step process, Jesus shows what blindly trusting God will do.  If we have the smallest of faith, we can do the impossible.  The things in our lives that make no sense to us, the things we can't overcome, the relationships we can't cope with, friends and family that don't know the Lord, the finances we don't have, the fears and anxieties that make us worry - God is saying if we have just a little faith in God, He can take care of it.  Not only can He, but will take care of it.  When God leads us to a point where He wants us, we can prayerfully walk by faith, it is done.

Application - So what is my impossible task God has brought me to?  The next 3 weeks are going to be filled with them getting to El Salvador.  Getting our birth certificates and police records apostilled by the PA and OH Secretary of State and back to us by Oct. 2nd is the mulberry tree we need planted in the sea.  I will walk by faith and be obedient with what God tells me to, but know He will do it.

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