Little Faith

Faith isn't the power. Faith is the empty hand that receives the power from God.

John MacArthur

I was listening to Pastor John MacArthur recently and he made the point that "even a small amount of struggling faith can draw down the power of God in the life of a believer." He backed that up with reference to it being Peter's "little faith" that saved him.

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him,

“O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”

Matthew 14:31 (NKJ)

When Peter began to sink in the water, water he'd previously been walking on, he cried out to Jesus, the One who has not just the power to save but the mercy to save. Even his "little faith" brought him the saving touch of Jesus.

Jesus reminds us of this principle repeatedly in Scripture. When the storm arose and the waves began to swamp their boat, the disciples turned to Jesus, crying out, "Save us, Lord." Yet, Jesus said "to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm." Matthew 8:26 (NKJ)

When they took their "little faith" to Jesus, salvation occurred.

Praying moms, it is just the same with us as our Lord is the same now as He was then. Sometimes in the struggles of life all we have to cling to is little faith. But, remember, Jesus responds even to a little faith.

Then, it's our turn to marvel as did the disciples—

"Who can this be, that even the winds and the seas obey Him?"