“20. And in the morning, as they passed by, thy saw the fig tree dried up from the roots. 21. And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away. 22. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 23. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shalt believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.”
What exactly is faith
? Its a very simple term that people have in their life everyday. You could define faith simply as belief. Mankind does a good job of exercising faith, the problem is, their faith is not in God, but in man made things or even themselves. We tend to see a lot of failures in life because our faith is in the wrong place. One day there was a father and son out to the lake to do some fishing, their faith that day was placed into the boat they were driving, but as they set out, a tragedy struck as their steering cable broke at a good rate of speed. They were both ejected and never seen alive again. There are hunting accidents all over the country every year. Some hunters fail to use their safety harness and it leads to serious injury or even death. A lot of hunters trust in themselves when they climb in and out of their stand, but for some, they go through great tragedy because they placed their faith in their equipment or their own ability rather than God. Trust God to keep you safe, but also wear a harness!! If you turn in your Bible to this chapter of scripture you will read how Jesus Christ spoke to the fig tree the day before. It was not bearing fruit, so He cursed it. Lord help the Christian who doesn’t bear fruit! In vs 14. of Mark chapter 11 the Bible says Jesus spoke to the tree: “No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.” The next day the disciples pass by the same tree with Jesus and its dried up from the roots. They were amazed! They were in awe! In Matthew 21 the Bible says they marvelled, which means they stood and stared at the tree in unbelief of how quickly it withered away. Jesus responds to them; “Have faith in God.” And then He tells them that they too could have this power and even see mountains moved, if they could keep doubt out of their hearts. God is so powerful, there is nothing He cant do! Where is your faith today? Are you trusting in yourself for whatever situation your in? Don’t trust in yourself, trust in Him. Its not that God just keeps us safe and secure, but its also that He can do what you cant do and what others cant do! Its impossible to move a mountain, on your own. God can move mountains! Do you believe that? The Bible says He can! He can give you the man or woman of your dreams! He can repair an unrepairable marriage! He can amend and unamendable relationship! He can pay your bills when there is no money coming in! He can give you a car you don’t have the money for! He can give you a job that you don’t think is possible. He can give you a place to hunt when you think there is no hope! He can open doors that no man can! What is the underlying element? Stop having doubt in your heart!
Memory Verse Week 7/16/18
Mark 11:22
“And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.”
