Have Faith

1 Jesus stepped into a boat, crossed over and came to his own town. 2 Some men brought to him a paralyzed man, lying on a mat. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the man, "Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven." 3 At this, some of the teachers of the law said to themselves, "This fellow is blaspheming!" 4 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said, "Why do you entertain evil thoughts in your hearts? 5 Which is easier: to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Get up and walk'? 6 But I want you to know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins." So he said to the paralyzed man, "Get up, take your mat and go home." 7 Then the man got up and went home. 8 When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to human beings.
Matthew 9:1-8

Whenever we see Jesus perform a miracle during his ministry on earth it is always foreshadowed by the recipient having faith in the Son of God to heal the brokenness of their life. I have faith every day that God will somehow intercept his Spirit into the empty words that I write each morning in such a way that they could touch the hearts and lives of Journey Bread readers and point them to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. I have faith that God will come alongside my imperfect efforts in business in order that his excellence and his perfection would be seen through the job that I do every day. I have faith that God will take my feeble attempts to love my wife and friends and colleagues in such a way that his unconditional, perfect love could be seen, even in the midst of my selfishness and brokenness in this life. I have faith and God pulls through, every day, not because of anything that I have done but only as a result of his incredible love for you and for me as his children. Do you want to encounter God in a big way in your life? If your answer is yes then step out in faith today with one more step on your own personal journey of knowing and loving Jesus even more – do this and just see what he will do!