MORNING MANNA 5-1-23
DISAPPOINTING JESUS
“And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither. And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and delivered him again to his father.”- Luke 9:41–42
When John Paton, the missionary to the New Hebrides islands was working to translate the Word of God into the language of the people he served, he wanted to be sure he conveyed the meaning accurately. As he was trying to come up with just the right word for faith, one of the native workers who had been converted and was helping Paton came into the house after a long day of toil and labor. Collapsing into a chair, he propped his feet up and declared how good it felt to sit down. When Paton heard him use his word that meant “lean your whole weight on,” he realized he had found the best translation possible for faith.
When we do not lean our whole weight on what God has told us, we rob ourselves of power and blessing and the answers to prayer that we need. But there is more. We also rob those around us of the impact and influence we should have on their lives, depriving them of the help that they need. But there is still more.
When we do not walk by faith, we disappoint the Lord. Refusing to believe His promises is an insult to His nature and character. “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” (Hebrews 11:6). God has never broken a promise, yet all too often we listen to the voices of doubt and refuse to act upon what God has told us in His Word.The Christian life can only be lived successfully as we walk by faith in what God has promised us.- Copied
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble, Tx.
