Tag: Faith of a Mustard Seed

1 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, ² and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain (1 Corinthians 15:1–2).

Paul was writing to the Corinthian church to remind them of the Gospel he had preached to them. The Gospel of Jesus and Him crucified. They had received that Gospel, and were standing on its truth, and were now being saved because of what he had preached and what they had believed.

Now, this is a very interesting statement …and by which you are being saved … That is the Greek word sōzesthe that finds its root in the word sōzō, which is rich in meaning. It is the only time that this particular morphology of the word sōzō. Sōzō is a complete healing of body, soul, and mind. In Mark 5:34 Jesus told the woman with the issue of blood, that her faith had made her well (sōzō). And Matthew, speaking about Jesus, said in Matthew 1:21 that He will save (sōzō) His people from their sins. And one more, the disciples in the storm cried out to Jesus, “LORD save (sōzō) us! We are perishing” (Matthew 8:25).

What am I saying? I’m saying that we are being saved (sōzō), we have not already been saved. We are being saved and will be saved if we hold fast to the word that was preached to us. If we do not hold fast, then we will believe in vain.

Therefore, do not believe in vain, brothers and sisters, but rather hold fast to what you believed in. Believe that Jesus, being Creator God, came to earth as a little baby, grew to be a man, and went around doing good. He suffered and died, crucified for the sins of the world. He was buried and rose again on the third day. Ascended to the right hand of God the Father and is returning one day to get all those who wait for His return. Believe this and hold fast, and you will be saved.

Father, thank You for loving the world so much. Thank You, LORD Jesus, for loving Your Church so much that You brought us sōzō. Please keep us faithful as we hold fast to that which we have believed, in Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.

Behold, as the eyes of servants Look to the hand of their master, As the eyes of a maidservant To the hand of her mistress, So our eyes look to the LORD our God, Till He has mercy upon us. ~ Psalms 123:2

To wait upon the LORD is to have our eyes fixed upon Him for the slightest movement. For the slightest gesture. We don’t move until we get the signal or get the nod to go ahead.

It is having the understanding that God’s clock runs perfectly, even if it doesn’t align with ours. And it probably won’t. But still, Psalms 46:10 says, “Be still, and know that I am God.”

Although it may take longer than we expected. Still, we tarry. Although it seems like it is being dragged out. Still, we continue to abide obediently.

Although it feels like our prayers are going unanswered. Still… we wait patiently in full hope and complete surrender. Always remaining in His Presence. And yielding to His will in complete submission.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Still Wait On Him.

“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much…” – Luke 16:10 (NIV)

Jesus reminds us that faithfulness in small things matters more than we think. The little things are where big faith is built. They show God that we’re ready for the next step.

See, God isn’t going to elevate someone who can’t meet with Him daily. Read their Bible daily. Go to church. Spread and share the Gospel. God doesn’t just use people who refuse to be consistent. Why? Because He uses faithful people. Just because you have faith that God is real and Jesus is the LORD, doesn’t mean you are a faithful follower of Christ.

God rewards the faithful. He uses the faithful. He elevates the faithful. But to those who are not faithful, they remain in a state of lack.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Remain His Faithful. 

John 15:7 NIV

[7] If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

When Jesus said that if we abide in Him and His Word abides in us, we can ask anything we wish, and it will be done for us, that was a real and achievable promise.

Because make no mistake, Jesus’ word never lies, nor will it return void, nor empty, nor will any of His great promises fail. So, when we don’t receive our prayer requests for things already promised to us such as healing, favor, etc. could it be because we don’t abide in Christ?

How many of us make Christ our main priority? How many of us can truly say that we abide in Christ and in His Word? God doesn’t owe us anything, but He does give us promises that will never fail. People tend to get offended when you say these kinds of things, but I think it’s more offensive to expect things from God that you don’t deserve without giving God anything. He doesn’t ask for much, just for us to follow Him. Faith is an action word. It requires an action in order for it work. Faith without action is dead.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Abide In His Word.

John 3:16-21 NIV

[16] For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. [17] For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. [18] Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. [19] This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. [20] Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. [21] But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

I was watching shorts the other day, as I usually do, and a short of an interview with a guy critiquing Christianity popped up. So, like usual I listened to his critique and honestly felt a little confused by why it was an issue for him. The guy stated that his issue with Christianity is that Jesus died for the sins of everyone except for non-believers. There’s forgiveness for murderers, rapists, child-molesters, but not for those who are good people but just don’t believe. Now, on the surface, many can think, yeah, that’s a good point, but when you actually assess what he’s said and how Christianity works, that’s not at all a good point.

Forgiveness only comes to those who repent and then “sin no more.” So, for the murderer to receive forgiveness he has to repent and then stop murdering. The rapist has to repent and stop raping. The child-molester has to repent and stop child-molesting. Do you see the pattern? Do you see the issue with the statement? If the unbelievers wants forgiveness for the sin of unbelieving, that unbeliever has to then repent for his unbelief and now believe. Therefore, yes, there is forgiveness for the unbeliever. The issue isn’t that there isn’t forgiveness, the issue is that the unbeliever doesn’t want to believe.

How can you receive forgiveness if you refuse to believe? You can’t receive forgiveness without repenting and asking for it. And you can’t repent and ask for it if you don’t believe. It’s an impossibility.

If we want God to forgive us and give us that free gift of Salvation He requires one thing. Faith. That’s it. All we have to do is have faith. Then to continue in that salvation, we have to stop doing the thing we just repented of doing. That’s it. Jesus already cancelled the debt. He already took sin upon Himself and took it away from us. All we have to do is choose to believe in Him and stop sinning. He doesn’t ask for much, but because we are selfish human beings, we want our flesh satisfied, we will try to twist and manipulate who God is in order to justify the way we wanna live our lives.

When we do this, all we are doing is further allowing the enemy to use us and keep us away from the love God.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Believe In God.

John 6:8–12
“Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, ‘Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?’ Jesus said, ‘Have the people sit down.’ There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish. When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, ‘Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.’”

The disciples told Jesus to send the people away because it was getting late and the people were hungry. So what does Jesus do? Tells them to find something for the people to eat. This is when Andrew brings a boy with five loaves and two fish to Jesus. He didn’t have a solution, just a possibility. Matter-a-fact, he didn’t really even have much faith in what it could do. He simply obeyed Jesus. “Here is a boy… but how far will this go?”

Sometimes faith doesn’t look bold. Sometimes it looks like showing up with something that seems too small and saying, “This is all I found… but maybe it’s enough in Your hands.” Sometimes it’s just obeying even if it doesn’t seem possible.

That’s when Jesus works. Not because we have the answer, but because we trust Him with what little we’ve got. What’s in your hands may seem insignificant but in the hands of the LORD, it’s more than enough.

Peace. Love. Go Forth and Come With Your Bread And Fish. 

He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it (1 Thessalonians 5:24).

There’s something about waiting that tests our faith more than almost anything else. Even in the secular, it is the same thing. In fact, there was a hit song called “The Waiting” in the 80s. In it, Tom Petty sings about how waiting is the hardest part. So, it doesn’t matter whether secular or the Church, the waiting is always the most difficult.

Maybe you’ve prayed for healing, restoration, breakthrough, or clarity. You’ve fasted. You’ve believed. And yet, it seems like nothing is changing. The promise God made still hasn’t come to pass. The temptation to doubt grows stronger. You wonder, “Did I miss it? Did God change His mind? Maybe it wasn’t for me after all.”

But Scripture gives us a powerful reminder: “He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.” God is not like man—He doesn’t speak and then forget. He doesn’t call and then abandon. If God called you, He will equip you. If God promised it, He will perform it. So, continue praying, and continue believing, no matter how things look.

Even when you don’t feel it, even when you don’t see it, even when circumstances suggest otherwise—He is working. Remember Joseph. He dreamed of greatness, of influence, of leadership. But instead of rising, he was thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, and imprisoned. From the outside, it looked like the promise had died. But God had not forgotten. At just the right time, God exalted Joseph to the second-highest position in Egypt. What God promises, He will fulfill.

You may feel stuck. You may feel tired. But don’t let go of your promise. Don’t give up on what God said. If it came from Him, it will come to pass if you do not give up.

God doesn’t just begin the work—He finishes it. Your job is not to figure out how or when—it’s to trust the One who promised. “He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.”

Dear Heavenly Father. Thank You that You are faithful, and keep all of Your promises. When I am discouraged, please help me to continue to believe. When I am growing weary, help me to continue praying, in Jesus’ Name, amen.