For thought and meditation

[rl69]

Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? MATTHEW 8:26
When we are afraid, the least we can do is pray to God. But our Lord has a right to expect that those who name His name have an underlying confidence in Him. God expects His children to be so confident in Him that in any crisis they are the ones who are reliable. Yet our trust is only in God up to a certain point, then we turn back to the elementary panic-stricken prayers of those people who do not even know God. We come to our wits’ end, showing that we don’t have even the slightest amount of confidence in Him or in His sovereign control of the world. To us He seems to be asleep, and we can see nothing but giant, breaking waves on the sea ahead of us.
“…O you of little faith!” What a stinging pain must have shot through the disciples as they surely thought to themselves, “We missed the mark again!” And what a sharp pain will go through us when we suddenly realize that we could have produced complete and utter joy in the heart of Jesus by remaining absolutely confident in Him, in spite of what we were facing.
There are times when there is no storm or crisis in our lives, and we do all that is humanly possible. But it is when a crisis arises that we instantly reveal upon whom we rely. If we have been learning to worship God and to place our trust in Him, the crisis will reveal that we can go to the point of breaking, yet without breaking our confidence in Him.
We have been talking quite a lot about sanctification, but what will be the result in our lives? It will be expressed in our lives as a peaceful resting in God, which means a total oneness with Him. And this oneness will make us not only blameless in His sight, but also a profound joy to Him.

[square butte]

Appreciate the Word and Scripture this morning - God Bless

[USMC87]

Amen, A much needed lesson!

[Boaz]

Thank you Ronnie . This lesson has applied to me .

[Blackwater]

Great post again, RL! Another more worldly advantage real faith gives us, is when real life emergencies come. Faith allows the true believer to think, instead of feel. Fear and panic causes our reactions to be ineffective and arbitrary. Faith directs itself, and its holder, directly at the threat or emergency. Those who remain calm and give orders in the midst of battle, are almost always men of solid and proven faith. I know it's helped me very significantly a time or two. There's no hesitation, just near instant reaction, and that can save a life. Christ never forgot the practical aspects of our lives, even though it always took 2nd place to the eternal matters. Truly, we worship an awesome God, whose Love and mercy are beyond our understanding.