Breakfast For Your Soul

Friday, November 19, 2010 

 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
[Matthew 17:20]

And the Lord said, If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this sycamine tree, Be you plucked up by the root, and be you planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
[Luke 17:6]

Everybody Has Faith… In What Is the Question!

For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him…

[2 Chronicles 16:9]

WOW!  God is looking, searching for someone who will have enough faith in Him to trust Him to do exploits through them!  His Eyes are “running”!  WOW!  That’s enough to make me want to dance!  The problem is that many can’t believe that He is who He said He is, and He will do what He said He will do.  Faith is not the issue.  Everyone has been given the “measure of faith” .  Believers and non-believers alike.  Late last night I received an object lesson.  Three young men “strolled” in front of my car.  The problem?  Their light was red, and I was turning a corner.  They looked at me as if I had done something wrong!  The nerve of me driving through through a GREEN light!  I told my daughter that people have “big time” faith.  They had faith in me, that I wouldn’t hit them.  They had faith that I wasn’t in the middle of a medical emergency, or a mental breakdown.  They also had faith in my car -that my brakes were in good working order.  No wonder Jesus told His people to have faith in Him.  He knew that they had some.  The only “fear” we should entertain is the “fear” of the Lord (awe, reverence, respect).   Un-Godly fear is faith in reverse. The belief that something bad is going to happen.  That kind of fear will crush our faith.  Our faith should crush our fear.. the decision is ultimately ours.  God will not make it for us.  He gently admonishes us to simply trust Him.  Trust Him when it doesn’t make “no earthly sense”.  Trust Him when you’ve tried it before, and it didn’t seem to work.  Trust Him when you feel as though you can’t take another disappoinment.  Trust Him when you’re not sure what you should do.  Trust Him when bad news is so prevelant around you, that you feel like “Evilena” in “The Wiz”–‘Don’t Nobody Bring Me No Bad News!”.  Trust Him when things are looking GREAT, trust Him when they’re not.  Trust Him in all the seasons of life.  During winter when life seems cold, miserable and endless.  Spring, when life seems fresh and new, but wet and dreary.  Summer, when it seems hot and exciting, but there’s a danger of becoming content, to the point of laziness.  Fall, when we’re hit with the “unfamiliar” and change is in the air.  Each season has its own beauty.. each its own set of complexities.  In the midst of them all, God is still looking.  Looking for that one who will say yes.  That one who will show up, so He can show “out”.

 

“Stand”, Donnie McClurkin (Mime by K&K)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW7pX3Jw5SA

“God Is Here”, (Mime by K&K)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHUwZXnjAtc

“Take The Limits Off”, Israel & New Breed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgSH3HwHpzE

“Say So”, Israel & New Breed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McmUHclV9do

“Not Forgotten”, Israel & New Breed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BX888N13Ck

“Power of One”, Israel Houghton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlmOzJ4rGck

“God’s Got A Blessing”, Norman Hutchins

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_LB1Qk4k8M