Scripture for today: Esther 1; Esther 2; Psalm 150; Luke 17 (The Message)
Scripture-My special verse today: Luke 17:5The apostles came up and said to the Master, “Give us more faith.”
6But the Master said, “You don’t need more faith. There is no ‘more’ or ‘less’ in faith. If you have a bare kernel of faith, say the size of a poppy seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, ‘Go jump in the lake,’ and it would do it.
Observation: The disciples were always wanting something they didn’t think they had. At this point they were wanting more faith. They must have felt they didn’t quite have enough to do the things God has asked them to do. However, they are told by Jesus that faith is not measured by how much they had but whether they had it or not. In other words, if you have faith you have all you need.
Application: Isn’t it amazing that the disciples asked the same questions we do and that they were answered just as we are? Faith as described by Jesus does not come in quantities, rather it is an all or nothing thing. Either you have it or you don’t, no in between. So many times I wonder if I have enough faith as someone else or ask why their faith seems so much stronger in their situation. However, upon reading this passage I realize that my faith is sufficient because if I have any faith I have a surplus. No, I have enough faith. So what keeps me from attempting the things I can only accomplish by faith alone? Am I more afraid of failing or succeeding? To succeed would mean I would have to do bigger things in his name and that just scares me too much!!
No, my faith is sufficient but I need to believe that God is in fact calling me out on that limb where I can only succeed because of him. Then I can actually use my faith, not just merely talk about it.
Prayer: Let me do radical things in your name that require faith.
