Read: Mark 11:12-24

Have faith in God.
-Mark 11:22

During difficult times we often lament, “If only I had
more faith!” Yet we demonstrate in everyday life that
the most important issue is not the amount of our faith
but the object of our faith. For instance, whenever we
sit down in a chair, we trust that it will support us.
Our faith is in the chair, not in how much faith we
possess.

In Mark 11:12-24, Jesus taught His disciples the
importance of having the right object of faith. It
began when they overheard Jesus curse a fig tree (v.14).
The next morning, Peter exclaimed, “Look! The fig tree
which You cursed has withered away” (v.21). Jesus
replied, “Have faith in God” (v.22). Having declared God
as the object of faith, Jesus assured them that they too
could pray for and receive amazing results through God-
centered faith. And so may we.

Often, however, we praise those who have great faith
in God. Ian Thomas once preached: “When we congratulate
people for having faith in our Creator, we’re really
saying that God is so decrepit they’re to be
congratulated for believing in Him.” He continued, “To
become less conscious of faith, we must become more
acquainted with the object of faith.”

Get to know God better. Then to trust Him will become
as natural as trusting the chair you’re sitting on!
-Joanie E. Yoder

My faith has found a resting place –
Not in device nor creed;
I trust the ever-living One –
His wounds for me shall plead. -Edmunds

OUR FAITH MAY NOT BE GREAT
BUT OUR GOD IS.

OUR DAILY BREAD, Copyright 1999 by Radio Bible Class,
Grand Rapids,Michigan. Used by permission.