"And He did not do many mighty works there because of
their unbelief" (Mt 13:38).
In His hometown, the city of Nazareth, Jesus was not able to
do many miracles. The reason: their unbelief. They knew Him as one of the
carpenter's sons. They knew His family and His childhood. But they didn't
believe that He was the Son of God, the Messiah.
Is the same thing happening in our lives? We see all the
problems in our lives, yet we don't experience miracles. Disease, broken
relationships, spiritual stagnation and wayward children. Those are all
realities of our lives. And miracles are needed. God needs to get involved and
bring about change.
Is unbelief the reason we don't experience the miracles we
so desperately need?
Perhaps it's because our belief is the wrong place.
Biblical faith is not wishing for everything to go smoothly.
Biblical faith is based on the Bible, the promises of God.
And this may be a surprise to you: there is no promise in
the Bible that everything will go smoothly.
We live in a sin-cursed world. That means we have to
experience disease and death. That means relationships will be broken. That
means there will be problems.
So if we are putting our faith in a promise of smooth
sailing, our faith is misplaced.
Instead, we need to dig into the Scriptures to see God's
promises to us in these difficult days.
Health is not promised. But strength is. But resurrection
is.
Restored relationships are not promised. But we can live at
peace with others. But we can forgive as we have been forgiven.
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