Matthew 17:19-21
Sometimes we let things that are so small just attack us and get us down. Or if you are like me, sometimes because you do one thing wrong you beat yourself up over it. Sometimes I have the worst problem giving things to God because I know what I have done and I realize that it is sin, and I beat myself up over anything I do. But I need to realize that Jesus came to die for our sins and I need to have way more faith in God. So tonight that is the what I want to focus on, having faith.
When the disciples could not drive out demons or heal like Jesus they asked him simply why they could not, and Jesus simply replied they lacked faith. They did not have faith in the power that Jesus had given them, therefore they were not able to drive out the demon. And after Jesus walks up and corrects the problem, he tells them they could have driven it out if only they had faith in His power. He tells them if they even had the smallest bit of faith in Jesus that they could have driven out that demon.
I think sometimes we try to do to many things on our own instead of giving them to God. The disciples instead of depending on the power of God thought they themselves could drive out the demon which in the end just ended up making them look rather foolish. But Jesus comes along and makes it look easy. The disciples said, "Hey, we watched Jesus do this a few times before, lets see if we can do it" and they just blew the whole thing. They thought that since they had seen it look easy and instead of having faith in God they decided they could do it with their own power. This is why Jesus tells them "If you only had the faith of a mustard seed,....nothing will be impossible for you." They just had to trust in Jesus. Thats all they had to do.
In this day and age so many times I find myself like a child looking at a huge mountain that has to be moved saying "Dad, I want to try to do this on my own. I want to take a shot at it and see if I can accomplish it myself." And I fail miserably! And then God comes in and says "If you had only allowed me to help you the first time, you would have been able to move that mountain." And then God gives me a hand with the problem like a good Father and shows me that I am so weak and He is strong yet so loving of me. This is why I am so in love with my God to date, because He doesn't just rebuke me when I do wrong and turn away from me, but allows me to learn my lesson and then helps me along. I still have trouble sometimes trying to do to much on my own, but I know that God will always be there to help me when I have a mountain in my path. He will always be with me no matter how big the problem, and will always help me when I ask.
My prayer tonight: "God, I know sometimes I have problems with trying to do way to much on my own. And I know sometimes I need to just give it all up to you no matter how big or small the problem is. Open my heart and allow me to know your great love and help me gain great faith so that I may be able to move any mountain with your help instead of trying to do it on my own. You are so awesome to me Father and I love you so much I can not contain it at times. Please guide me and my fellow brothers and sisters and help us set our hearts to you, so that we may seek you with every bit of strength we have. Thank you Jesus for everything you have given me, and please be with us all tommorow. In your holy name I pray, amen."
Zach
When the disciples could not drive out demons or heal like Jesus they asked him simply why they could not, and Jesus simply replied they lacked faith. They did not have faith in the power that Jesus had given them, therefore they were not able to drive out the demon. And after Jesus walks up and corrects the problem, he tells them they could have driven it out if only they had faith in His power. He tells them if they even had the smallest bit of faith in Jesus that they could have driven out that demon.
I think sometimes we try to do to many things on our own instead of giving them to God. The disciples instead of depending on the power of God thought they themselves could drive out the demon which in the end just ended up making them look rather foolish. But Jesus comes along and makes it look easy. The disciples said, "Hey, we watched Jesus do this a few times before, lets see if we can do it" and they just blew the whole thing. They thought that since they had seen it look easy and instead of having faith in God they decided they could do it with their own power. This is why Jesus tells them "If you only had the faith of a mustard seed,....nothing will be impossible for you." They just had to trust in Jesus. Thats all they had to do.
In this day and age so many times I find myself like a child looking at a huge mountain that has to be moved saying "Dad, I want to try to do this on my own. I want to take a shot at it and see if I can accomplish it myself." And I fail miserably! And then God comes in and says "If you had only allowed me to help you the first time, you would have been able to move that mountain." And then God gives me a hand with the problem like a good Father and shows me that I am so weak and He is strong yet so loving of me. This is why I am so in love with my God to date, because He doesn't just rebuke me when I do wrong and turn away from me, but allows me to learn my lesson and then helps me along. I still have trouble sometimes trying to do to much on my own, but I know that God will always be there to help me when I have a mountain in my path. He will always be with me no matter how big the problem, and will always help me when I ask.
My prayer tonight: "God, I know sometimes I have problems with trying to do way to much on my own. And I know sometimes I need to just give it all up to you no matter how big or small the problem is. Open my heart and allow me to know your great love and help me gain great faith so that I may be able to move any mountain with your help instead of trying to do it on my own. You are so awesome to me Father and I love you so much I can not contain it at times. Please guide me and my fellow brothers and sisters and help us set our hearts to you, so that we may seek you with every bit of strength we have. Thank you Jesus for everything you have given me, and please be with us all tommorow. In your holy name I pray, amen."
Zach