Luke 17:6 He replied, "If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it will obey you."
Bear with my flow of thought writing style today. :-) When the apostles asked Jesus to "increase our faith", this was his response. It's odd to me. Following this statement, Jesus goes into a story about a servant doing what he is asked and not getting thanks for doing what is expected. It's all a little confusing to me to put together. So, it's not about having "big" faith, it's not about doing the right things. However, right after the servant story, then he tells the parable of healing the ten lepers. The one that returns he tells him his "faith has healed" him. So it is about faith? The next section is about having the kingdom of God "in you". He explains that the kingdom of God is not here nor there, but inside us. I can see why the apostles were often confused by Jesus' teaching. Tonight I'm feeling a little that way. I think my big take away is that it is not about the "size" of our faith. Really it is more about faith itself. You either have faith or not. There is no level to faith. I either have faith in Jesus or I don't. There is no gray area here. In the same breath, I either live in Jesus or I don't. There is no middle ground. The Kingdom of God is within you or it's not. God is all or nothing. Do you have faith? Do you live in Jesus? Is the Kingdom of God in you? Yes, yes, and yes!
Bear with my flow of thought writing style today. :-) When the apostles asked Jesus to "increase our faith", this was his response. It's odd to me. Following this statement, Jesus goes into a story about a servant doing what he is asked and not getting thanks for doing what is expected. It's all a little confusing to me to put together. So, it's not about having "big" faith, it's not about doing the right things. However, right after the servant story, then he tells the parable of healing the ten lepers. The one that returns he tells him his "faith has healed" him. So it is about faith? The next section is about having the kingdom of God "in you". He explains that the kingdom of God is not here nor there, but inside us. I can see why the apostles were often confused by Jesus' teaching. Tonight I'm feeling a little that way. I think my big take away is that it is not about the "size" of our faith. Really it is more about faith itself. You either have faith or not. There is no level to faith. I either have faith in Jesus or I don't. There is no gray area here. In the same breath, I either live in Jesus or I don't. There is no middle ground. The Kingdom of God is within you or it's not. God is all or nothing. Do you have faith? Do you live in Jesus? Is the Kingdom of God in you? Yes, yes, and yes!
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