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Faith that pleases God
Mark 2:4-5 And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof
where he was. So when they had broken through, they let down the bed on which the paralytic was lying.
When you look at this passage you should ask yourself what stops you from coming to Jesus. There was
sold out sold seats because news spread that Jesus was coming to town, but their faith got them in the
VIP section. If we were in this story carrying the paralytic how many of us would have turned away the
moment we seen the large crowd. How many churches have sold out seats on Sundays? People aren’t
really faithful that much these days. People go almost mad over Super bowl or concert tickets.
Whenever a new movie comes out if you don’t get there early you may not get a seat. Concerts and
sporting events are known for the large sellout crowds and yet the church is full of VIP seats. How many
people would be willing to stand up during an entire church service if there were no seats available? For
the majority of us if we can’t find a place to sit at church then we would probably head home. If we
have to go to work in the morning then we will probably stay home, and God probably says to us O Ye of
little faith.
Jesus was impressed by the faith of the men that brought the paralytic to him on the mat.
It seems that Jesus rarely saw this type of faith to be impressed by it.
Mark 8:12 But he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said “Why does this generation seek a sign?
Mark 9:19 He answered and said “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you?
Mark 6:5 Now He could do no mighty work there, except that he laid His hands on a few sick people and
healed them.
Think about this for a moment Jesus the son of God could was limited to doing only a few miracles
because of the people’s lack of faith in his hometown. If you are wandering why your prayers aren’t
been answered it could be because of a lack of faith in your own life. Many people in Jesus day lacked
faith.
The bible says faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God
To have a better understanding of how we get faith think about the online dating scene for a moment.
When you first met someone online they normally will turn down a date in the beginning. Any normal
women wouldn’t dare go out on a date with a stranger she just met unless she knew the person for a
while. A woman wants to know the person isn’t crazy or a serial killer before she moves to the next
stage with someone new. When you date the longer you know the person the more faith you have in
them. Most people will not leave their house keys with someone they just met. Just like most single
mothers aren’t going to bring a stranger around their children until they get to know them. Many of us
wonder why we just don’t believe in God when the reason is because we haven’t taken the time to get
to know him through prayer and bible study. Faith comes through a relationship. You will need to not
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only have a relationship but experience things where your faith is tested to develop a stronger
relationship. When military members deploy and leave their spouses behind their faithfulness is tested
when their away. The main reason people have so much unbelief in God is because they haven’t built a
relationship to learn to trust him. In my relationship with God I have been through so many trials I have
learned to trust his faithfulness. There have been times when I wondered where food was coming from
and the doorbell rang and someone brought a whole turkey over. There have been other times when
the groceries ran low, and one of our friends getting ready to move gave us 5 baskets full of food. I
remember when I tried to put the baskets in the back of our car the food was overflowing so much allot
of it fell on the ground. While picking up the spilled food I thought about Luke 6:38 Give and it will be
given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your
lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." There were times when I was worried
about putting gas in the car and in church a lady we never met before gave my family a one hundred
dollar bill as a gift. As you go through things and walk with God he will build your faith.
Mathew 17:18-20 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him: and the child was cured from
that very hour. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”
So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a
mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there,’ and it will move: and nothing will
be impossible for you.
If Jesus disciples who physically seen him perform many miracles struggled with unbelief then what
makes us thing we are any different. If you have ever seen a mustard seed it is very small, I think Jesus is
trying to tell us most people don’t even have a little faith. A mustard seed is very minute but it grows
into a large tree. A seed needs to be watered and have sunlight to grow. If our faith is a seed and we
are not watering it, the seed will die no matter how much light Christ shines on it. We need to water
our seed of faith through reading the word and praying to God.
The women who touched Jesus the bible says he Jesus felt the power go out of him. True faith activates
miracles and healing. This women’s faith was so strong it not only impressed Jesus put the power went
out from him because of her faith. If you desire for the faith that pleases God then continue to read his
word and pray daily.