The Measure of Faith!

6-11-2009. . . . The Measure of Faith!

You have all the faith you need! God has already given it to you. With your assigned destiny came the measure of faith needed to accomplished it! “For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. (Rom 12:3 KJV) In other words, think seriously and accurately about your faith and operate within the parameters of the measure of faith you have been given. Operating outside those parameters results in ‘faulty faith’ that may cause you to face some circumstances that you may not have otherwise had to face. Peter is a good example of this. He is celebrated for having faith to get out of the boat and walk to Jesus on the water. He was doing alright until he realized he was operating outside the parameters of his faith; then reality hit him and he began to sink. Fortunately, Jesus was there to rescue him. Jesus questioned, "O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" (Matt 14:31KJV) Put another way, why did you choose to operate outside your measure of faith? Upon further examination of the text we discover Jesus had given Peter and the other disciples specific instructions: Get in the ship. . .Go before me to the other side! Clear and specific instructions. True faith always operates within it’s parameters (it’s measure) and results in obedience to the Lord’s instructions! If Peter had simply remembered and obeyed the Lord’s instructions, he would not have nearly lost his life. Are you operating according to the measure of faith given you or, are operating outside the parameters? Check the results and you know the answer.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving me the faith that it takes to believe you, obey you and accomplish all you have destined for me! Constrain me to operate fully, yet only within the parameters of the faith you have given me. Amen!

Heb 11:6. . . . But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. KJV