YE OF LITTLE FAITH

 

YE OF LITTLE FAITH

Today in Mark chapter 4

We read about Jesus

CALMING the storm

On the water

But Jesus can also HEAL

the storms of our life

If we but give him a chance

And have a LITTLE FAITH

“Leaving the crowd-

The disciples took Jesus with them

In the boat

Just as he was

And other boats

With him”                                                                               Mark 4:36

Thank God-

Jesus was with the apostles

To CALM the storms

On the water

Thank God-

Jesus is HERE

To quiet the storms of our life

With just a little faith

Ye of little faith

“Early in the morning

They left

For the desert of Tekoa

As they set out-

Jehoshaphat-stood and said,

'Listen to me-

Judah and people of Jerusalem-

HAVE FAITH in the Lord your God

And you will be upheld

Have faith in the prophets

And you will be successful'”                                                                  2 Chronicles 20:20

And in chapter 15 

Of Matthew

We read about the FAITH

Of a Canaanite woman-

“Then Jesus said to her-

'Woman you have great faith

Your request is granted'”                                                       Matthew 15:28

And back to Mark-chapter 4

For a moment

“He got up and rebuked

The man and said to the waves-

'Be quiet-be still'

Then the wind died down

And it was completely calm”                                                       Mark 4:4-39

“He said to his disciples,

'WHY are you so afraid?

Do you still have no faith?'”                                                           Mark 4:40

YE OF LITTLE FAITH

And what about me and you

And our problems

In this 20th/21st centuries

PROBLEMS of health

And chronic illness

Problems with work and money

OUE RELATIONSHIP and friendship issues

Don't you think

God has the POWER

To HEAL these issues of ours too

Ye of little faith

WHERE is OUR FAITH?

All we need-as Jesus tells us is:

“THE FAITH OF A MUSTARD SEED”

“What shall we say

The kingdom of God-is like

Or what parable 

Should we use to describe it-

It is like a mustard seed

Which is the smallest

Of ALL seeds on earth

Yet when planted

It grows and becomes the largest

Of all garden plants

With such big branches

That the birds

Can perch in the shade”                                                    Mark 4:30-32

DEAR LORD-we your disciples

Of this world-

PRAY for just a little bit 

Of your faith

For with it-with your leadership

WE too could CHANGE the world

Make us into people of GREAT FAITH-

no longer people of just little faith

For with FAITH

We can shed your LIGHT

On this world

Robert P. Wallman

1-29-16 and 8-22-2022

Ps        INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Mitch Finley