Scripture: Matthew 8:5-13
Journal: Do you believe that God can?
Do you believe that God will?
Do you believe that God really does care? Write a little about that this morning.
Reflection:
I don’t typically have trouble believing that
God can do something, I have trouble believing that he will. Why is that?
I’m sure it has a lot to do with the picture of God I carry deep in my
heart. One that I do not recognize until
some struggle or circumstance brings me face-to-face with the ugly truth that
I’m not sure God wants to do something.
I’m not sure I truly believe that he cares enough about me to go to all
that trouble. Which goes to show how I really feel about myself. I see myself as an
inconvenience. Surely no
one—particularly God—would care enough about me to go out of their way to
help. I am not worth that. Thankfully Jesus sees it a little
differently. He loves me more than I can
ever imagine. He cares more about me
that I could dream about in my wildest dreams.
There is no length he would not go to in order to show me that
love. He can and he will
and he cares. Thanks be to God!
Prayer
Closing
Prayer: Give me faith, Lord Jesus. Faith to believe not only that you can,
but you will act on my behalf.
Faith to believe that you really care for me. And faith to believe that I am worth caring
for. Amen.
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