The Seeds of Faith

~~~~ Ezekiel 17: 22-24 ~~~ Psalm 92 ~~~ 2Cor. 4: 6-10 ~~~ Mark 4: 26-34 ~~~

Even if our faith is as small as a mustard seed we must still walk forward on our journey. The readings today speak of majestic Cedar trees and sprawling Mustard trees, really bushes. Tucked in between is Paul telling us to walk by faith and not by sight because in the end we will stand before the Lord.

We will be judged by what we did in the body...good or evil.

If we stay the course we will be rewarded...we too will bear fruit...we too will grow tall strong and even majestic in our conviction...others will flock to walk with us because we are walking in faith.

It is because of faith that we can be courageous.

We believe in our hearts that we truly belong with the Lord.

It is a fact though that in spite of this belief we struggle with what our flesh desires.

We are not perfect. We are always a work in progress.

Hopefully we are always growing and developing our faith.

If you have ever planted a garden you know that when the seeds are placed into the ground and covered over with the dirt they are invisible.

So it is with our faith; at first we may not realize that we believe. We may not be sure what we believe. When we plant the seeds we know the kind of plant they will become. It tells us on the package, but the seeds of our faith may not be as clearly labeled.

Even if our seeds of faith were planted by our parents there is no guarantee they will develop as they desire. I recently met some people who are questioning their faith, their beliefs. It is sad really to listen to why they do not believe.

It is as if they are pushing away what beliefs they had earlier.

It seems to be taking more energy not to believe than it does to believe.

We live in the age of information and technology, but googling faith does not give you a satisfactory answer. We tend to be skeptical of things we can not see or understand.

Faith is such a mysterious gift that it frightens some people, I think.

They simply cannot surrender to the unknown.

Faith is something we can either accept or reject.

I choose to believe that there is more to who we are than what we can see.

I choose to believe that we are living here in this body to do good.

I choose to believe that this is not all there is.

I choose to believe in Heaven...the majestic house of the Lord.