Faith check-up
Pastor Don Jackson, church planter in Kansas, was the key-note speaker at Ray Avenue Baptist Church's missions conference. What a wealth of wisdom from which to glean!
He talked about the faith it takes to obey God. At first, our faith may be as thin as our little finger- not too strong, but enough for what He asks us to do. As we obey His leading, our faith strengthens to the size of our thumb, and then maybe our arm. How "thick" is your faith? Pastor Jackson mentioned the faith of George Mueller. What faith to take care of thousands of orphans without knowing where the next meal would come from!! Mueller said, though, that it was no easier to trust God for the provisions for one orphan at the beginning of their work than for the hundreds at the end. As we obey, our faith grows...but it is still faith. Am I walking by faith today?
"But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him." Heb. 11:6