Wednesday, December 8

Isaiah 6:1-13

Psalms 38 and 119:25-48

2 Thessalonians 1:1-12

John 7:53-8:11

John 7

"Faith can move mountains." " Oh ye of little faith." Have you heard these statements? So what is faith? Is it from God only, or can it be created and cultivated by man?

In John 7, he questions the validity of Jesus' messiahship. " Even his brothers didn't believe him."

It wasn't easy for Jesus. Here he was in a world that didn't accept him or his teachings. He must have felt very frustrated and alone. Unfortunately, he never got the respect he deserved.

The disciples said to him, "You ought to go to Judea, so all can see the miracles that you do." They needed the tangible evidence of a miracle, so that they would believe.

We, like the disciples, can waver in our own faith. Without a good dose of prayer, we too, can be weak.

I pray that in this crazy world, our own belief in God, will sustain us in the good times and the bad. And even if we give up on Jesus, from time to time, he will never give up on us. How do I know?

It's my faith.

Prayerfully,

Pat McDowell