Sera speaks: "It's not how big our faith is."

Sera is a theatre production student from LaSalle, she never fails to inspire others around her with her deep convictions and carefree expression of God's love. She's blessed with a beautiful singing voice too!

Dearest All,

todays quiet time was really insightful and also a tear-jerker for me... Hee hee

Lemme share!

Matthew 17:20

"If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

Can we really move mountains?

Jesus was talking in the shadow of the Mount of Transfiguration, he might have gestured to it as he spoke. The Jews knew the phrase 'to move mountains' as a metaphor, just like when we say we have a mountain of work. When the impossible comes near to us, we need to come to God in faith and ask him to remove that mountain.

Many times in the Gospels Jesus indicates that someone's faith has healed them.

From verses 14 - 20, it talks about the demon possessed boy's father. He admitted that there was unbelief mixed with his faith, and still, his son was healed. Why??? Because even with his so-so faith, he connected with Jesus, the Source of Power.

Jesus reminds us that it's not how big our faith is but how big our God is. The smallest faith, even tinged with doubt, can open the door for great miracles, as long as it is humbly presented before our almighty God. It may sound oh so easy when Jesus said with our mustard seed faith we could move mountains.

That's the mystery of faith and the paradox of prayer. Praying in faith is both easy and hard. It's easy because we now have access to the father.

"For through Him we have access to the Father by one Spirit."

Eph 2:18

It's hard because we struggle against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

"For our struggle is not agains flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of the dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms."

Eph 6:12

It's about knowing how big our God is. He moves the mountain. We just call out humbly.

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -- and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast."

Eph 2:8-9

Amen!

Have a great start to the day Brothers and Sisters!

Love you all dearly

Sera