Saturday, January 21, 2012

How is it that ye have no faith?

Mark 4:40 KJV
And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

The question is a probing one and demonstrates an all too true quality of our character; we are prone to forget God's hand in previous circumstances when current circumstances arise.

The disciples had had ample demonstrations of the power of Christ. He had
• Cast out demons
• Healed the crippled
• Turned water into wine and
• Etc.
Yet in this storm, they were frightened that they would perish. Christ had delivered Himself from persecutions and said that His time was not yet come. He would certainly not perish in the sea if His time was not yet come.

But still they were fearful. I am convinced that the reason for the storm was to try their faith and test it again for its strength. Faith only grows in the storms. It can never develop in ease. The Lord must then allow for the child of God to pass through fearful events if his faith is to be increased.

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