(Repeat) I KNOW many have pondered the question of having the “faith of a mustard seed”. The mustard seed is a very, very tiny seed. I have a necklace that holds a mustard seed in the center of a magnified glass ball. It was given to me when I was in my early teens. Without the magnifying glass, I am not sure I could even see that seed today. But what about a grain of that seed? Oh how I have prayed for such faith because in Luke 17:6 it says I could move mountains.
MY NIECE Leslie was always a serious little girl. When she was around 8 or 9, she received a red umbrella for Christmas. I never saw her so excited as she was with that umbrella. After Christmas vacation and with thoughts of school starting the next day - she prayed that it would rain.....The next morning it rained..... she begged her mom to let her carry her umbrella. That evening, Leslie prayed again that it would rain......the next morning it rained.....that night she prayed again.....and again the next morning it rained..... Wednesday night Laura, her little sister came to her mom very unhappy and said; “Mom, don’t let Leslie pray tonight - because I am tired of the rain and I want to play outside during recess”. Talk about Faith! Even though they were very young girls with faith as a grain of a mustard seed they believed God would hear and answer their prayers no matter what.....Well, my sister Joetta did ask Leslie not to pray for rain that night so that Laura could play out doors during recess....You know what? It didn’t rain the next day!
SHORTLY after my brother-in-law Clancy accepted the Lord, he couldn’t get enough of God’s word. He and my sister Janice had a scripture box on their dining room table and would look at a scripture often. One evening Clancy received a call from a close friend from highschool who lived out of town. His 14 year old daughter ran away from home. He thought she might be headed for Hollywood. He asked Clancy to go and see if he could find her! A little bewildered on how anyone could just go to Hollywood and find someone, Clancy said he would give it a try. As he prepared to leave he pulled a scripture from the box. It read; “Jesus looked at them and said; With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible”. After they prayed Clancy left for Hollywood. He decided he would start at Hollywood & Vine because that name was familiar to him. He pulled into a parking lot, got out and stood on the corner of Hollywood & Vine. He stood wondering which way to turn when he saw this girl across the street from where he was standing. She was his friends daughter! His faith was new, the size of a grain of a mustard seed!.....
IN HEBREWS 4:14-16 it tells us that because of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we can approach God’s throne with confidence. However, we forget who He is! When we approach the throne we are to come with clean hands and a pure heart. We are to be humble because of who we are and exalt God because of who He is. Our hearts should be loving life and doing what is right; we are to turn from evil; asking mercy and seeking peace! Many feel they are unworthy to approach the throne. I believe that God considered the whole world worthy. His Son went to the cross to make a way for everyone....He made us worthy! The cross was the bridge, made by the blood of Christ, so that we could go to the Father. Because of the cross we can believe, confess, repent and be baptized. When we are obedient, and when we pray; we have only to seek God’s face, with a contrite heart and a desire to draw near to Him. When we experience God’s answers, pay attention! It is miraculous! It is Not an everyday event! A grain of a mustard seed is more than tiny, it is all we need! That doesn’t seem so complicated, does it?
Written 4/13/08 By Jane Ann Crenshaw
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