Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and

tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you,

O ye of little faith?  Matthew 6:30

      Note the question mark at the end. Not all versions have it. Some use an exclamation point which indicates an accusation. I like the question mark, not because I don’t want to be accused but because I think it is a more effective way to get me to recognize the size of my faith. Accuse me and I immediately go on the defensive. Question me and I have something to think about.

      Is my faith so little that it is still a seedling unable to shade me during the trials of life?  Is my faith so little that every union update makes me tremble? Is my faith so little that I am easily blown by the winds of change? Is my faith so little that I pace anxiously while the city council meets behind closed doors, and a city goes deeper and deeper into debt? Is my faith so little that the thought of job loss shakes me as much as actual loss would be expected to? Is my faith so little that it has not yet learned to read the Word and be encouraged. Is my faith so little that I cannot trust? I hope not. But I also am afraid to have it proven. The only way to know the size of one’s faith is to measure it against a trial.

     Do not be discouraged when trials come. You may be surprised to find that little seed of faith has grown tall and full and lush enough to provide ample shade. And it will if watered with Living Water and rooted in The Word.