Friday the 29th

John 20: 24-25

²⁴Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. ²⁵So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!"   But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in his hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into his side, I will not believe it."

 

You have to see it to believe it…….our faith. The belief in something that we cannot see, but we know to be true. You don’t need much faith, just the size of a mustard seed will be sufficient.. Charles Spurgeon tells of a woman know all through out the county for her faith, there was nothing this woman could not accomplish when she set her mind to it. After hearing of her, a woman traveled across the county to meet this woman. After spending some time together, the woman asked her “how do you have such great faith”, the lady’s response was that she did not have great faith. She had a little faith, in a great God! So often people look at Christianity as something that takes a great amount of faith. As a result many never get on the path, or if they do, they get stranded at the start. Why? Because they are searching for Great faith. They spend so much time trying to grow their faith, but never plant the tiny seed that will allow faith to grow. You don’t have to take a giant leap, just a small step. You don’t start with a full in bloom garden, you first have to plant the seed. You have to take the first step. If you find yourself in church and feel unfulfilled, if you are trying to accomplish something, and can’t seem to make headway, if you feel as though your relationship with the Lord is one sided…….double check to make sure you have planted your seeds! You have to take that first small step, if you will give the Lord just a little bit of faith; He will enter your life, and drowned you with blessing. He is right there, waiting for you. Thomas followed Christ, he lived with him. At one point Thomas was ready to return to Jerusalem and die with Christ, but he had yet to plant his seed of faith. Have you planted yours? Is it planted in fertile soil? If not, plant that seed, and water it with the Word of God. If you feel that you need to see to believe…..give the Lord a little faith, and hang on, you will see things that you will not believe.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

The New Covenant Church

www.thenewcovenantchurch.com

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