Hebrews 11:6, “….without faith, it is impossible to please
God, for whoever would approach him must believe that he exists and that he
rewards those who seek him.”
For those who have met You Lord, or even had a glimpse of
You, I doubt one would ever really deny Your existence. In my darkest moments
that idea has never once taken root in me and yet there are questions that
bring so many doubts, so many ‘but what if’ possibilities to block me from
truly recognizing Your ability or Your willingness to act.
What if I am not welcome or not worthy? What if You exclude
me because of my sin, or my selfishness? What if You see through my shields of
hypocrisy? What if You can’t really help?
A desperate father brought to Jesus the plight of his son,
his history since early childhood, the inability of healers to help him, the
inability of the disciples to cure him and begged Jesus as his last hope, if
you can—please help. And then his heart wrenching honest cry—“I do believe,
help my unbelief.”
Often our faith staggers. We desire to walk in confidence
and boldness. To bless and to be blessed according to God’s plans. But we focus
on our own inadequacies instead of His power and grace. And create
impossibilities before we even hear God’s reply.
Help me, Lord, help us, to come seeking Your will in faith,
acknowledging the excuses we try to hide behind. Because You answer in spite of
our feeble hope and in the presence of our failures that mock us. Please
strengthen our faith into trust that really changes our lives as we daily walk in
expectation.
Psalm of Worship: Psalm 78:22-24
“Because they did not believe in God, and did not trust in
His salvation
Yet he commanded the clouds above, and opened the doors of
heaven;
And He rained down manna upon them to eat, and gave them
food from heaven.”
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