"Jesus said to him, “‘If you can!’ Everything is possible to one who has faith.”
Jesus says that everything is possible to one who has faith. When we look at life here and now, what are the things we want faith to impact? Health, family, money, job, tools, food and future. Many would not be particularly interested in moving a mountain from its location into the sea. Is our faith today impacting our health, family, money, job, tools, food and future? If we are to be honest, we would answer: Not completely. Why not? Because we still experience anxiety over these matters. This anxiety tells us that our faith is still far from perfect.
The faith that is perfect is the faith that trusts completely in God's promises come what may. It is faith that has no anxiety at all but in everything, by prayer and petition mingled with thanksgiving commits all needs to God. (Philippians 4: 6 - 7). This type of firm faith is also patient. (Isaiah 28: 16) This is the faith that conquers the world. (1 John 5:4)
Since faith is a supernatural gift of God who encourages us to ask, seek, knock and we shall receive, find and enter, (Matthew 7:7) let us approach the throne of grace with confidence to ask for this faith now and at every time of need. (Hebrews 4: 16)
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