Daily Bread 3/15/2022

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Daily Bread – March 15, 2022 (The Third Day – Genesis 1:9-13) Matthew 8:26 – And He said to them, “Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Then He got up and rebuked the wind and the waves, and there became a great calm. When we think of the works of the man Christ Jesus, such as His authority over nature and the physical laws, we can only marvel. Yet, when we think of His words, “These works which I do shall you also do…”, it is even a greater wonder (John 14:12). Furthermore, as we come to understand how all of these works take place out of the faith realm, then things become that much more focused. The disciples, certain they would perish, woke Jesus up – Who was at that time asleep in the boat. The first thing Jesus said when He opened up His eyes was, ” Why are you afraid, you of little faith?” Similarly, when Peter began to sink as he was walking on the water, Jesus said, “You of little faith, why did you doubt?” Jesus dealt with His disciples time and again when they faced the impossible, and asked them either why they had no faith, or had little faith, or simply, “Where is your faith?” (Mark 4:40; Luke 8:25). If we would have been the ones with Jesus, we would have probably thought, “Surely He couldn’t possibly expect that we could have dealt with the wind and the waves.” We have three great helpers of our faith: the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and those who have been anointed by God to minister to us (Romans 10:6-17; Matthew 14:28-29; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; Luke 8:15; Hebrews 4:12, 13:7; and 1 Corinthians 1:18, 2:12; Galatians 5:22; 2 Corinthians 4:13; Galatians 3:5; Ephesians 1:18-20, 4:11-13). The Word of God tells us exactly what we should believe for and what we can expect from God. The Spirit of God fills us with confidence and assurance, so the glory of God’s faith might flow through us. Finally, the ministers of God come along as examples of those who function in this realm, both through the supernatural operation of the Spirit and through teaching us what God expects for us to do and believe (1 Corinthians 2:4; Romans 15:19; 2 Thessalonians 3:9; Philippians 3:17). However, if we are not careful, we will find ourselves in a standoff in which we are asking Jesus, “Are you able to help us?” – and He in turn is asking us, “Are you able to believe?” (Mark 9:22-23). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen