becoming a useful vessel

Self portrait – 1/2/15

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If you could see, the real me.

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Fleet Caroline – 1/1/15

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Floating but forgotten ,  like the Holy Spirit in the Church. …We can set it free to work….do we dare?

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Faith

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I was reading  a post at  “earthlytraveler.wordpress.com”  ,  “Big Faith”.  He used this scripture to state: ” What a wonderful, wonderful promise! That you and I are welcome to partake in that heavenly feast!” 

Matthew 8:8-13
King James Version (KJV)
“The centurion answered and said, Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof: but speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed. 

For I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me: and I say to this man, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it.

When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.   

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into outer darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

And Jesus said unto the centurion, Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee. And his servant was healed in the selfsame hour.”

It is a wonderful thing faith and available to whosoever will but check this out.

Jesus was prophesying the Gentiles being saved.  (11)

The underlined verse  (12), He is speaking of Gods Chosen,  the Israelites.   The Children of the Kingdom of God at the time.

They will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven because of unbelief.

Here comes a “Billism”  A teaching of the Word, you may not have heard before.  Ck the Scriptures to see if true.

Today many that profess to be Christian,  attend  church, do many things for the Church may well be Baptist,  Lutheran, Catholic, United Methodist, or a score of other Denominations and not enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Their  love is for the building or the Pastor or to the position they hold in the body. 

When I hear I’m a whatever, I  cringe.  

Myself I am a Christian who follows Christ.  At the moment I attend and play piano at a nice UMC.

Growing up as a Catholic I was taught only Catholics would be in Heaven. ….How wrong a Church Doctrine.

I fear other Denominations feel the same way….they have the truth.  It’s nice you attend Church but if you come to mine you’d be more saved.

Folks your Faith and Belief must be in the Cross, Blood and Resurrection of the Christ.  Not the Church who claims Him as their own.

I understand like minded  people gathering to Worship,  we are all of different tribes.

We have churches that Praise God in Spirit and Truth.
Those that Major in Soup, Soap and Salvation.
Churches that believe in a quiet reverence.

This is all good, if their beliefs are Biblical.  Please take off your Denominational glasses, read and study to show yourselves approved, a workman rightly dividing the Word of Truth.

Have Faith in God not your Church;   Your Church doesn’t make you a Christian.   Following Jesus the Christ is the only way.

Lord help us to love and follow you.

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Gods people: Stiffnecked, Rebellious or ?

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In the book of Exodus we find the Lord refers to the Hebrews as Stiffnecked,  this is translated several ways:

Stiffnecked :
impossible to deal with. very stubborn [a stiff-necked people]. oh! what a stubborn, hard-headed people! they are an obstinate people. they are a strong-willed people.  (stiffnecked, obstinate people); unbelievably stubborn.

Sounds like the Church today, the people are ready to split off and go their separate ways because of the color of the carpet, the removal of the back row of seats,  a word spoken in anger or rebuke. …they will not accept correction, chastisement. Refusing to submit themselves to the Word or Will of God.

in Deuteronomy the Lord refers to them as Rebellious and this is translated :

Rebellious :
you have refused to obey the Lord. refused to obey [rebelled against] ” And what did you do? You rebelled. Rebelled against the clear orders of God, your God. Refused to trust him. Wouldn’t obey him. You’ve been rebels against God from the first day I knew you.

I am not a Rebellious Christian but I  am Stiffnecked,   I don’t refuse but I do resist.  I believe and trust; but Lord if you would do it my way, it would be so much (better, eaisier, faster, simpler).   My natural man also fails in the matter of sin.

Romans 7:18-20, 24-25
King James Version (KJV)
” For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.  For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.  Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.”

” O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.”

My natural man, my sinful nature is that of an addict.
Booze, drugs, sex, solt drinks, coffee, tobacco even Jesus.

I don’t do much in moderation.   Before I was saved, it was awful,  since the new birth I am a new man. The battle is won, yet the battle goes on.

If I stay in the Word and Prayer I win the scrimmage, slack off and the old man slips in.  I am the man that hungers and thirsts for righteousness.

Who has a sin that so easily besets me.

Thank you, Jesus that I can confess my sins and You are faithful and just to forgive me.

Thank you Lord that I can boldly come to the Holy of Holies to find Grace and Mercy in my times of trouble.
Lord help me to draw closer to You  daily.

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Superman’s not here…call on Jesus.

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Life springs eternal :

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Glory

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Glory to God in the highest, peace on earth to men of  goodwill.

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The Helper

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The other night I complimented my college aged daughter, on how well she helped me do a job that day and how I’d enjoyed her company.

She thanked me and commented: “I didn’t do much.”

I ended up explaining how important, a good helper is:

*   Paying attention 

*   understanding what part or tool is needed next 

*   having it handy

*   Fetching needed stuff

*   Being a third hand, when needed

*   a good attitude

It caused me to evaluate my status as a servant of the Lord.

☆   Do I pay attention to His work?

☆   Do I understand what He needs from me?

☆   Am I ready with the words or actions to fill the need?

☆   Am I  willing to go at His bidding?

☆   Will I get my hands dirty to serve His need?  (Dig a ditch, build a mud pie?)

☆   How’s my attitude?    (Am I too good to be second banana? )

To be honest,  I am probably one of the worst of His servants.   Most times I am sure His work would go faster, better and prettier, if He could just listen to my advice and let me do it my way.

I  sometimes have a hard time with the verse: 

“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord and He shall lift you up.”

I am sure I am worthy of all glory, honor and power.

Do you see why I  have a problem?  As I look around  I don’t believe  I’m alone. 

Many of us want it our way.  We are the star, the only one who knows how it should  be.  Whether it’s the colors of the carpet or where the money should be used, or what the Pastor preaches.

STOP IT!!!

Become a good and faithful servant.

The operative word is servant…..to be a good  servant we must do His will, His way, in His time.  Not mine.

Help me please, Lord, to walk and obey.

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Neglected Caroline – lawn art

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As a boat, must be on water to serve its maker.  A Christian, must be in the world  to serve his Master.  So if a boat stuck on land is lawn art, what is a Christian that’s stuck in the church?

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Sin is like Gorilla Glue

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Have you ever used Gorilla Glue?   It is wonderful stuff, I have used it for many projects and been extremely satisfied with the results.

My smart phone holster was falling apart so Gorilla Glue to the rescue.    While at a job I knew I would be on for 3 or more hours.  I decided to glue up my holster.   Took my phone out applied glue. Set it aside to dry.

It was finished:  The job was done.  Collected my tools, put them in tool case.  Checked out holster…..looking good, seemed dry.  Put on hip, placed phone inside, went out to my car.

Phone vibrated; once.

I’ve had this phone almost 2 years…it is a good phone, I know how to use this phone.  This phone has my life on it.

The only problem with this phone is the screen cracks really easily.  (When dropped).

I had replaced screen twice. (Ouch).  The third time  decided to live with the cracks.

Vibrate once, a text message I am sure.

Well maybe I shut it off by accident?

Not a chance, a little bit of Gorilla Glue snuck inside the cracks and fried my phone.

Why do I mention this?  Just to let you know I’m  not too bright?

No, to warn you that sin is just like Gorilla Glue.  It expands and will fill any cracks in your armor.  A little sin in your life, can and will completely take over.  It can fry your walk with the Lord.

We must be quick to recognize and quick to repent, just like King David when Nathan woke him up to his sin.   Our Spirit may belong to the Lord, we still have our minds and bodies that need to be brought under submission to the Holy Ghost.

Let the chastisement of the Lord teach you the way you should walk.  We are Holy because He is Holy….We must let His Spirit rule in our lives.

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Shall not God search this out?

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Psalm 44:21
King James Version (KJV)
“Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.“

As I’ve studied the Word, I believe one of the reasons we see so few mighty miracles, signs and wonders, even positive answers to prayers, is because of the condition of our hearts.  Why do I desire to see the power of God, is it so He will be glorified or so I’ll be in the spotlight?

Jeremiah 17:9
King James Version (KJV)
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

What are my motives?  I cry out: “Create in me a clean heart O Lord,  renew in me a right Spirit.

Am I a vessel the Lord can trust and use, or will I be filled with pride?

1 Chronicles 28:9
King James Version (KJV)
“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”

Have I a perfect heart and willing mind towards God?

I know I am saved, sanctified, holy ghost filled and water baptized,  Jesus on my mind, I found a new life.   But I am still a man at war with my fleshly desires.

I love the Lord but I am still a prideful man, a stiffnecked and rebellious person.   More often than not I want God to do things my way, rather than doing  the Lords will.   This is why I miss the mark, I fail in doing the will of God.  I fail to see the power of God in my life or ministry.

Psalm 77:5-7
King James Version (KJV)
” I have considered the days of old, the years of ancient times.  I call to remembrance my song in the night: I commune with mine own heart: and my spirit made diligent search.   Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?”

Romans 8:27
King James Version (KJV)
“And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.”

I do search my heart, ask the Lord for a clean heart.  Believe He has given me a new heart.  One that hungers and thirsts for Him.  I long to see His will done.  Thank You Holy Spirit for Your intercession, love, comfort and teaching.

Lord make me a vessel that you can use, that souls will be saved.  Bodies healed and made whole.  That You be lifted up, Glorified,  Magnified, Praised, Worshipped and Obeyed.

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Fleet Caroline at rest. 12/10/14

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All these vessels,  waiting to fulfill their purpose.   Reminds me of the church.   Waiting to be used, when all we need to do is cast off.

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, :

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Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

This verse has caused much consternation.  After all isn’t the Lord omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. …Isn’t He everywhere,  can’t He do anything and dosn’t He know everything.

What do you mean,  while He may be found?  When He is near?

I believe the writer is speaking of the condition of our hearts.  There are times when we are open and receptive to the will and word of God and other times, not so much.

Like the Hebrews in the desert,  the promised land was there, all they had to do was enter and the Lord would give it to them.  When they refused, it was back to the desert.

When we don’t answer the knock at our hearts, we sometimes take one more trip around the mountain. …then maybe we open ourselves to the Lords love and grace.   It was there all the time, we needed to reach out and ask for it.  Be willing to give ourselves to Him,  so He can reside within.

I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

This is the second seek ye verse in Isaiah:   The Lord is reminding us His word is true…seek Him and you will find Him.  Good and perfect gifts come from the Father.   The time is now, today if you will harken unto the voice of the Lord,  you can find peace, comfort,  forgiveness,  Mercy and the Grace of Salvation.

Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.

This is an important verse for Christians,  this is a “Billism”; something I have interpreted to mean:

We need to find the book, read the book,  none of its promises will fail.  The Lord watches  over His word to proform it and the Spirit is here to see that it is done.

Lord help us to love and obey so You might use us to lead others to You.  Amen

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What is Righteousness?

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What is Righteousness?   Righteousness is quite simply,  right standing with God.

Genesis 15:6
And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Believed. ..counted it for righteousness:   What was it Abram believed?   It wasn’t simply a belief that the Lord exists,  he had been  worshiping, obeying and walking with the Lord for a number of years.

What made him righteous was the belief in the Lords promise of an heir.  He and Sarai were old beyond child bearing years,  yet he believed the impossible the promise of the Lord.

Today for us, it is belief in “Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:”  He has made us new men, which after God are created in righteousness and true holiness.

Our Righteousness,  holiness, sanctification, redemption, wisdom all come from the cover of the blood of Jesus which we receive when we believe.

We believe the promises of God to become Righteous but to exhibit Righteousness is more important.

The Lord would have us be ministers of righteousness;  (display the) peaceable fruit of righteousness,  suffer for righteousness’ sake, (be) instruments of righteousness,  walk in the way of righteousness, Awake to righteousness, and sin not; follow after righteousness, we should live unto righteousness:    seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness,  for the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost, and most of all be  preachers of righteousness.

These are all pieces of New Testament scriptures that tell us “what righteousness is”. 

To  become Righteous,  we must set our face like flint to seek, love and obey the will of the Lord.  May we become the vessels He can use.

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Joseph and the coming climate change

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Genesis 41:38.   “Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?”

What the world is longing and looking for.  A man in whom the Spirit of God is.

This is an interesting choice of words, for to have faith, we must believe God is and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently  seek Him.

The Spirit of God was with within Joseph,  God gave Joseph a Word of Knowledge and a Word of Wisdom. …the explanation of Pharaohs dream and what to do about it.  Pharaoh recognized the Spirit of God.   He marvelled and accepted it and the Egyptians were prepared for the coming climate change.

As we read about Joseph the Lord was there all the time.

Born from prayer:

Genesis 30:24.  she called his name Joseph; and said, The Lord shall add to me another son.

As a child, God gave him prophetic dreams and he was his Father’s favorite.   His eleven brothers hated him, sold him into slavery.   Where he prospered.

Genesis 39:2  the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

Genesis 39:5. And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

As top slave, his Masters wife tried to entice him into sexual sin.  When he refused, she accused him of rape and he was sent to prison.

Genesis 39:21   But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison.

While in prison,  God gave him interpretations of dreams which finally brought him before Pharaoh.  The Word tells us the Lord was with him but he recognized and prayed to God. (see the Trinity in the Old Testament)

Genesis 4 0:8. “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”

Genesis 41:16  “I cannot do it,” , “but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires.”

 Genesis 41:51  Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said,   “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.”

When his brothers came to find food because of the draught, Joseph’s prophetic dreams came true and he sent for his family.

Genesis 42:18  “Do this and you will live, for I fear God:”

Genesis 45:9  “God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me; don’t delay.“

Joseph had the Spirit of God within him from birth.  He was open and obedient to God, walked with God, which caused the Lord to be with him and for him to prosper in all that he did.

If we would learn the simple truth;  “to obey is better than sacrifice” and do it.  I believe we would find ourselves as leaders causing all those around us to proper in the blessings of God.

Jesus please,  help me to walk with you, to be obedient to Your will.

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How “I AM” became “He Was”

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(or how the church lost the Power of God)

Some might say this is blasphemy.  ” Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God.”   But unfortunately it is the truth. 

We no longer preach the Great “I AM”.  The church is weak, ineffective, ingrown.  ” Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.”” Not my church,” you say.

I ask, do our churches really measure up to the early church?  ” He gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.” They had no building,  pulpits,  children’s ministry,  teen ministry, homeless ministry.  

They had the POWER OF GOD and He added to the church daily such as should be saved.  Be honest if someone comes into church with a contagious disease,  we are more likely to say you should have stayed home till you feel better.  When we should say “Be healed in the name of Jesus.”

What are we to do?

God heard the cries and groaning of the Hebrew captives in Egypt,  because they were in bondage and He remembered His promise to Abraham.  

Moses hiding in the desert,  turned aside to see  a burning bush.  The Lord saw and God said; ” Take off your shoes, you are on Holy Ground”.

The first step in the transformation of “I AM” to “He Was” is that we really do not treat the Lords presence as Holy anymore.  I am not a clothes line preacher…if you are at the beach…..beach clothes are certainly fine for church.    I am more concerned with our attitudes.   Do we understand Reverence,  Sanctity, Praise,  Meditation,  Worship?

God heard our cries and groaning when we were trapped in the bondage of sin and shame.  He desires us to pay attention to whatever our personal burning bush is and take off our shoes; this means,  set ourselves apart, present ourself a living sacrifice,  Holy and acceptable unto God.  Our minds should be renewed by reading Gods Word.   Then we will know the good, acceptable and perfect will of God.

When we enter church, we should think of it as turning aside to see our burning bush….Entering into the presence of God.

The second step in the transformation is how we introduce God.

Moses asked God: “Who should I say sent me?”   God answered:  “Tell them I AM THAT I AM sent you.”

God is the Great “I AM”;  He preformed signs, wonders and miracles to free the Hebrews so that the Egyptians would: “see, know, consider, understand and believe that the Lord “IS” and he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.”

When Jesus was on the earth He preformed signs, wonders and miracles and sent His disciples to do the same.  For the same reason:  So people would “see, know, consider, understand and believe that Jesus is and is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.”

He promised that “these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover  And they went forth, and preached every where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs following. Amen.”

When Jesus sent out the 12 they cast out devils and healed the sick. At The Day of Pentecost they spoke with new tongues. …had a boldness to preach,  they had power and knowledge to handle the Serpent,  the devil and God confirmed the Word with signs following.

So what happened?  

“Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.  Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works;”

The signs and wonders have grown scarce.  We have to many wonderful speakers and not enough dedicated seekers. 

I am not saying we don’t love the Lord.  Just that we have forgotten what it means to Walk with the Lord.  To seek His face and will, in all that we do. 

We are afraid our prayers will not answered,  we don’t want to say He doesn’t do that anymore,  we want to believe but we don’t really know how to reach the Holy of Holies.   We can tho. …

The church can and will have power again, when we fast, pray, meditate,  praise and above all learn to Worship and share the Great “I AM”.    “He is a very present help in times of trouble. ”  “Ask, ye shall receive, seek, and you will find, knock, and the door will be opened.

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Have you ever wondered if the gifts of the Spirit might be the talents that the Master left for us to increase till His return.     A lot of churches have buried those talents.

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WHAT WAS THE BIBLES EXPIRATION DATE?

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It seems to me, a lot of churches have put  expiration dates on parts of the Bible.

Miracles, signs and wonders, revelations from God; all expired with the last of the Apostles.  (Until the new improved message,  arrived).

Jonah and the big fish died the same time as the tooth fairy. David and Goliath,  Noah and the flood, Samson,  Gideon, all just fables, stories for children. 

Morales, ethics, honesty, self-control,  self-respect,  self-reliance all expired,  dead, gone, buried.  Will they ever return?

Folks, when a large segment of the population, teaches their children it is OK  to abort, and not raise their little sister or brother; or that Heather has two mommies; or let’s go visit daddy in prison;   do not be surprised when they set fire to the cat.

What we have allowed to happen to our country and churches, will continue.

Our churches, like our politicians. …are empty suits.  All hot air and promises.  
Do we really see and talk about the great things God is doing?   Not often,  because He is not doing much,  with this stiff-necked generation.

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him.

.Lord, I pray our hearts would turn your way.

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I believe, help my unbelief. …..

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That is a prayer every believer has prayed since Jesus led his disciples.   What is our problem?

-Be not afraid, only believe.
-If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed,
-Have faith in God.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain,
– whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do,
-For every one that asketh receiveth;
– Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
-seeing their faith
– thy faith hath made thee whole.
– According to your faith be it unto you.
– great is thy faith:
– O ye of little faith,
– If ye have faith, and doubt not,
– Jesus saw their faith,
– how is it that ye have no faith?
– I have not found so great faith,
– Thy faith hath saved thee;
– Where is your faith?
– O ye of little faith?
– Increase our faith.
– but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass;
-when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
– I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not:
– Believe ye that I am able to do this?
– when ye pray, believe that ye receive them,
– these signs shall follow them that believe;
– O fools, and slow of heart to believe
– Woman, believe me,
– Now we believe,
– And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ,
– Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
-Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
– believe the works:
– Yea, Lord: I believe that thou art the Christ, the Son of God
– if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
– that they may believe
– all men will believe
– ye believe in God, believe also in me.
– Do ye now believe?
– that the world may believe

Our problem is we every are not close enough, or obedient enough, holy, set apart, available, willing and broken enough to totally relie on depend on, act on His Word.   What we know, disables our faith. Lord I believe,  help my unbelief. 

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