God honors honesty!
God honors honesty
Mark 9:23-24 says: "Jesus said to him, ‘If you are able!—All things can be done for the one who believes.’ Immediately the father of the child cried out, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!’
As I read this, I ask myself: What if this guy only said "I do believe"?
Yes he was telling the truth, yet his faith wasn't totally perfected and he was completely honest about it. Why? because he saw that Jesus already knew his heart, and only Jesus was able to change him right away and perform the miracle that he was waiting for a long time.
God honors when we simply come to Him and say: Oh Father You know I trust You, You know I know You can do this, but I am struggling!
The thing about faith is that, in order to produce its perfect power there can't be any partiality or doubt. Our humanity needs to leave completely and we take a step to the unknown, but with fully assurance that faithful is the One who called you, and He will do it! (1 Thessalonians 5:24)
James 1:6 also says that we need to ask in faith, without doubting anything.
But how? You might say. The more time we spend next to Jesus, seeking Him in prayer, reading His Word, then the more wisdom we'll get to understand this whole concept of faith.
Now check this out, there are different levels of faith. And this desperate dad already believed in God, but as you see here, believing in God is not enough!
This man believed that Jesus was the son of God, BUT was having a hard time believing that his son was going to be healed.
We must seek intimacy with Jesus! Why? because when we do this, we enter in God's presence, and when we are in His presence it is impossible not to be blessed!
Today, just be honest with the Lord and with yourself and say: Lord, I know you can do this (Fill in the blank) ______________________________ but please, help me to fully
believe, with no doubt in my heart that You are Able!
-KC
Mark 9:23-24 says: "Jesus said to him, ‘If you are able!—All things can be done for the one who believes.’ Immediately the father of the child cried out, ‘I believe; help my unbelief!’
As I read this, I ask myself: What if this guy only said "I do believe"?
Yes he was telling the truth, yet his faith wasn't totally perfected and he was completely honest about it. Why? because he saw that Jesus already knew his heart, and only Jesus was able to change him right away and perform the miracle that he was waiting for a long time.
God honors when we simply come to Him and say: Oh Father You know I trust You, You know I know You can do this, but I am struggling!
The thing about faith is that, in order to produce its perfect power there can't be any partiality or doubt. Our humanity needs to leave completely and we take a step to the unknown, but with fully assurance that faithful is the One who called you, and He will do it! (1 Thessalonians 5:24)
James 1:6 also says that we need to ask in faith, without doubting anything.
But how? You might say. The more time we spend next to Jesus, seeking Him in prayer, reading His Word, then the more wisdom we'll get to understand this whole concept of faith.
Now check this out, there are different levels of faith. And this desperate dad already believed in God, but as you see here, believing in God is not enough!
This man believed that Jesus was the son of God, BUT was having a hard time believing that his son was going to be healed.
We must seek intimacy with Jesus! Why? because when we do this, we enter in God's presence, and when we are in His presence it is impossible not to be blessed!
Today, just be honest with the Lord and with yourself and say: Lord, I know you can do this (Fill in the blank) ______________________________ but please, help me to fully
believe, with no doubt in my heart that You are Able!
-KC
Comments
Post a Comment