A Little Goes a Long Way~

Matthew 8:26 He replied, "You of little faith, why are you so afraid?" Then He got up and gave an order to the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.

We first looked at this verse a couple of days ago.  But there is another great message to think about. 

Verse 26 is Christ’s response to the disciples who were freaking out because a powerful storm came out of nowhere, and the little boat they were in was being swamped by waves.

His priority, nonetheless, was not to give the order to calm the storm; it was to chastise the disciples for having little faith.

I get it.  There are days when I could use more faith.  There are moments when I question whether God has heard me or even cares or not.  Sometimes I wonder if He is as near as He says He is. 

However, and let's really allow our weary souls to absorb this: The disciples’ “little faith” was enough because Jesus got up and gave the order.

Jesus never said, "You of no faith."  Instead, He took the little faith they had and worked with it, people.

Jesus works with us – always.  He may encourage us to strengthen our faith and bolster it up by praying and reading the Bible, but He never ever rejects the faith we do have.  Do not fret or worry that you are somehow missing the mark.

Faith-building point of the day: A little goes a long way with God.

PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You that when we call on Christ He accepts all the faith we can muster and uses it to do mighty things.  Strengthen us and protect us.  In Jesus' name, AMEN~