It's amazing how a little bit of faith can make things happen. Even if you just have a small amount of faith (the size of a mustard seed), that's better than exercising no faith. Jesus was letting His disciples know that even a little bit of faith can move mountains. There is great and miraculous power in little faith, especially when you believe in God to make a way. If nothing is impossible for us, when we put our little faith into action., imagine if we put a large amount of faith into action. The devil will be in trouble for sure. He'll probably be shaking in his boots.
But the key thing is that (small or large), we must put our faith into action. If you are in need of a job and believe in God to make provision for one, you don't sit home all day and not go out and apply for a job as if you're waiting for a job to fall in your lap. After you pray and believe in God to give you a job, then you put your faith into action by going out to look for one. In addition to that, God will prepare the way for you. Again, you must put your faith into action. "...Faith without works is dead...," (James 2:26).
Look at it this way. A mustard seed is just a seed if you don't do anything with it. A seed cannot produce a harvest, if you don't put it into action. When you take a seed and sow it into good ground, God takes that seed and transform it into a plant. Of course with some watering and nurturing, in time that plant (which was once a seed) produces a great harvest. It's almost like cause and effect. Because you plant a seed, the effect is that you reap a harvest.
When you take your faith and sow it deep into your heart, you are putting it into action. As a result, your faith will grow and come very much alive in you. All the while you must remember to nurture your faith seed through prayer, fasting, reading God's Word,....."this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting," (Matthew 17:21).
Then at the appointed time set by God, you will reap the harvest from your seed faith. "And let us not grow weary while doing good (exercising our faith), for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart (if we do not nurture our faith) ....." (Galatians 6:9; with emphasis added mine)
If you believe in God for something, start putting your faith into action. Call it forth. Speak it into existence right now. Activate your faith in the name of Jesus!! Search God's word for scriptures that will line up with your requests or desires of your heart and begin the growing process of your faith. Because in due season you shall reap if do not lose sight of your faith.
To be continued.......
Blessings to you always!!
Your Sister in Christ and
3 comments:
I came yesterday to read your Part 2 but nothing came up. Today I was able to read part 2 & 3. Sometimes faith is the only thing that will carry us through any situation that we cannot handle ourselves. Great writtings and thanks for visiting my Thankful Thursday.
Have a blessed weekend,
AliceE.
Excellent message Toia! Lots to meditate on here.
Thanks for visiting my blog. I love the name of your blog.
Wonderful lessons on faith. I had a charm when I was little that had a mustard seed in it. They used to make necklaces like that too. It was a reminder of the verse, how small the seed was, and how powerful faith in God is. Thanks for sharing, and thanks to for stopping by my blog to say hello.
Blessings,
Marcia
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