Thursday, May 6, 2010

30 Days Naked Day 23

Something Jesus calls me to have, is faith. SO many times in the new testament Jesus rebuked his disciples because of their lack of faith. In Matthew 17:20-21 after Jesus healed a demon possessed boy, Jesus' disciples asked why they couldn't heal the boy. Jesus 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." In matthew 8 when Jesus calmed the storm, he told his disciples they had little faith and asked why they were so afraid. In matthew 9 Jesus healed a sick woman who touched his cloak and Jesus said to her: "your faith has healed you". Also in this chapter, Jesus heals the blind and mute saying "according to your faith will it be done to you", when they asked to be healed. In matthew 14 when Jesus walked on water, He called Peter, "You of little faith" and asked him why he doubted. I could name so many more examples. Faith is IMPORTANT. In Hebrews 11:6 it says: "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." In order to please the Lord who I admire and adore so much, I must have faith in Him. So What exactly is faith? Hebrews 11:1 says: "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." This can be so difficult for us as humans. How can we be sure of our hopes? How can we be absolutely sure, with no doubts, and certain of what we cannot see? Only with faith. Only with Jesus, the only source of hope.

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