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The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
And the Lord responded, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and plant yourself in the sea’ and it would obey you.”
Luke 17:5-6
I’m going to ask you a question in just a moment. It’s not a trick question, but most Christians answer it wrong, while those who aren’t particularly religious tend to give the right answer.Posted in bible reading, daily devotion, discipleship, Inspiration, spiritual journey, tagged cardboard bridge, faith, great things, mustard seed, place faith in right things, steel bridge, strong faith, weak faith on September 10, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Story of the Day for Tuesday September 10, 2013
Two Bridges
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
And the Lord responded, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and plant yourself in the sea’ and it would obey you.”
Luke 17:5-6
I’m going to ask you a question in just a moment. It’s not a trick question, but most Christians answer it wrong, while those who aren’t particularly religious tend to give the right answer.
You and a friend go for a walk and come to a raging river. Since it’s impossible to swim across it, you look along the bank, and spot two bridges.
The first bridge is buttressed on both ends with thick concrete. Massive steel girders span the river, which have been overlaid with thick oak planks. It looks like you could drive a tank over it.
The other bridge is an oddity. It’s constructed out of cardboard and fastened together with duct tape. The light rain the night before has left the cardboard sagging somewhat, but it is, nevertheless, a bridge.
Your friend asks, “What bridge you gonna to take?”
“What! You’re joking, right? I’m taking the steel bridge.”
You soon discover your friend isn’t joking. “I’m taking the cardboard bridge,” he says.
As your friend starts out across the sagging cardboard bridge, he doesn’t have the slightest concern about its strength. He’s humming a song as he boldly strides across.
You, on the other hand, are unnerved. Your palms begin to sweat and you notice there’s a tremor in your hands. Thinking it will help to better disperse your weight, you begin to crawl across the steel bridge.
So, here’s the question. Who will make it safely to the other side: the person with the strong faith or the person with the weak faith?
I’ve asked this question dozens of times, and, invariably, Christians tend to blurt out, “The person with the strong faith.”
Wrong answer. The person who will make it safely across the river is you, with the weak faith. Your friend may have a strong faith, but it is faith in a weak bridge incapable of holding a person’s weight. You, on the other hand, may have a weak faith, but as long as it is in a strong bridge, you will make it safely to the other side.
Jesus’ followers asked him to increase their faith – and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But Jesus knew they were looking at things from the wrong perspective. Ultimately, it’s not how much faith you have that matters; it’s what you have your faith in that counts.
Even a weak faith, a faith as tiny as a mustard seed, can do great things if it’s placed in the true source of power and strength.
(copyright 2012 by climbinghigher.org and by Marty Kaarre) (image: http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120420030450-christchurch-bridge-ban-horizontal-gallery.jpg)
Posted in Bible teaching, daily devotion, discipleship, Inspiration, spiritual journey, tagged bridges, faith, increase faith, mustard seed, rickety bridge, strong bridge, strong faith, true source of power and strength, weak faith on June 14, 2012| Leave a Comment »
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.”
And the Lord responded, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and plant yourself in the sea’ and it would obey you.”
Luke 17:5-6
You and a friend go for a walk and come to a raging river. Since it’s impossible to swim across it, you look along the bank, and spot two bridges.
The first bridge is buttressed on both ends with thick concrete. Massive steel girders span the river, which have been overlaid with thick oak planks. It looks like you could drive a tank over it.
The other bridge is an oddity. It’s constructed out of cardboard and fastened together with duct tape. The light rain the night before has left the cardboard sagging somewhat, but it is, nevertheless, a bridge.
Your friend asks, “What bridge you gonna to take?”
“What! You’re joking, right? I’m taking the steel bridge.”
You soon discover your friend isn’t joking. “I’m taking the cardboard bridge,” he says.
As your friend starts out across the sagging cardboard bridge, he doesn’t have the slightest concern about its strength. He’s humming a song as he boldly strides across.
You, on the other hand, are unnerved. Your palms begin to sweat and you notice there’s a tremor in your hands. Thinking it will help to better disperse your weight, you begin to crawl across the steel bridge.
So, here’s the question. Who will make it safely to the other side: the person with the strong faith or the person with the weak faith?
I’ve asked this question dozens of times, and, invariably, Christians tend to blurt out, “The person with the strong faith.”
Wrong answer. The person who will make it safely across the river is you, with the weak faith. Your friend may have a strong faith, but it is faith in a weak bridge incapable of holding a person’s weight. You, on the other hand, may have a weak faith, but as long as it is in a strong bridge, you will make it safely to the other side.
Jesus’ followers asked him to increase their faith – and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But Jesus knew they were looking at things from the wrong perspective. Ultimately, it’s not how much faith you have that matters; it’s what you have your faith in that counts.
Posted in bible reading, Bible teaching, daily devotion, devotional, discipleship, Faith Journey, Inspiration, motivation, spiritual journey, tagged cardboard bridge, faith, increase our faith, mustard seed, sincere, small as mustard seed, steel bridge, strong faith, true source of power and strength, two bridges, weak faith on July 16, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith.” And the Lord responded, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and plant yourself in the sea’ and it would obey you.”
Luke 17:5-6
You and a friend go for a walk and come to a raging river. Since it’s impossible to swim across it, you look along the bank, and spot two bridges.
The first bridge is buttressed on both ends with thick concrete. Massive steel girders span the river, which have been overlaid with thick oak planks. It looks like you could drive a tank over it.
The other bridge is an oddity. It’s constructed out of cardboard and fastened together with duct tape. The light rain the night before has left the cardboard sagging somewhat, but it is, nevertheless, a bridge.
Your friend asks, “What bridge you gonna to take?”
“What! You’re joking, right? I’m taking the steel bridge.”
You soon discover your friend isn’t joking. “I’m taking the cardboard bridge,” he says.
As your friend starts out across the sagging cardboard bridge, he doesn’t have the slightest concern about its strength. He’s humming a song as he boldly strides across.
You, on the other hand, are unnerved. Your palms begin to sweat and you notice there’s a tremor in your hands. Thinking it will help to better disperse your weight, you begin to crawl across the steel bridge.
So, here’s the question. Who will make it safely to the other side: the person with the strong faith or the person with the weak faith?
I’ve asked this question dozens of times, and, invariably, Christians tend to blurt out, “The person with the strong faith.”
Wrong answer. The person who will make it safely across the river is you, with the weak faith. Your friend may have a strong faith, but it is faith in a weak bridge incapable of holding a person’s weight. You, on the other hand, may have a weak faith, but as long as it is in a strong bridge, you will make it safely to the other side.
Jesus’ followers asked him to increase their faith – and there’s certainly nothing wrong with that. But Jesus knew they were looking at things from the wrong perspective. Ultimately, it’s not how much faith you have that matters; it’s what you have your faith in that counts.
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