God says to you today: ‘Just trust me on this’
Read Mark 6:1-6
"He could do no deed of power there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people anc cured them. And he was amazed at their unbelief" (Mark 6:5, 6).
What Does This Scripture Mean for Us?
It's amazing, as you read through Mark's gospel, to find how many times Jesus' work is NOT connected to our faith, but to our lack of faith, our unbelief. This passage is a prime example of that -- he was able to give the people of his hometown some wonderful gifts and healings, but he was limited by their unbelief.
I'm not trying to say God's failure to work in our lives is linked to unbelief, because his will is primary, not our ability to muster up faith. He works in our lives according to his plan, even when we do lack faith.
What I want to suggest is that which our pastor suggested at our weekly men's Bible study this morning regarding these verses in Mark 6. His comment was this: "Faith makes us open to receive what God wants to give us."
No matter what comes into your life today, God is saying to you, "Just trust me on this." Our faith can open our lives to receive all the wonderful things God has for us today!
