Luke 17: 5-6 -- Mark dV
The
apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you
have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry
tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
I have always struggled to relate to this passage; why
would I want to uproot a tree and plant it into the sea? This is not
normal now, but neither was it then. Trees don’t do this.
Jesus
said with “faith as small as small as a mustard seed” the abnormal was
possible. Can I have a baby faith and expect the seemingly absurd to
happen? Yes. I have come to the conclusion that Christianity is less
about the size of a personal faith, and more about the size of a
personal God (without discounting the necessity of the former). This may
sound cliche, but it’s what I need to know when I am praying for what
is seemingly absurd: faith is less about me and my capacity and more
about Him and his capacity.
Contemplating the cross at lent reminds me of His capacity.
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