scripture
Matthew 17:14-20
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. "Lord, have mercy on my son," he said. "He has seizures and is suffering greatly. He often falls into the fire or into the water. I brought him to your disciples, but they could not heal him." "You unbelieving and perverse generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me." Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed at that moment. Then the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked, "Why couldn't we drive it out?" He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
quote
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
D. Elton Trueblood
thought
One friend told us about a beautiful phrase in the Bible. "But God'. Many times there didn't seem to be any way that the people involved could resolve the situation, and then there's that phrase again, "but God". For instance, Abraham had to be willing to sacrifice his long-awaited son to prove his obedience to God, "but God" provided the ram. There was no way Daniel could escape from the hungry lions, "but God" shut their mouths and protected them.
Thank you "MD" for sharing.
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