You may have heard the story, but in case you have not I will tell it in summary form. “You could feel the tension in the air. The crowds had gathered on both sides of Niagara Falls. The cable was in place. The one who was about to cross Niagara Falls on the cable asked the crowd if they believed he could do it and they shouted-we believe! Once he reached the other side, he asked if they believed he could push a wheel barrow across, again-we believe! He did it. Next, do you believe I can push and the wheel barrow across loaded with rocks, and again, a resounding-we believe you can! He made it across and then asked if they believed he could push a person across in the wheel barrow and the crowd cheered and shouted- we believe you can! THEN he asked for a volunteer! No takers. Most analogies break down at some point, but this story does drive home a good point about “belief”. We may say we believe something but in reality, we may not buy into it fully. We sometime use the word “believe” without giving much thought about it. Jesus often used the word “believe”. He was interested in what was in man’s heart. In the true sense, we act out of what we really believe. It is so easy to say we believe the Bible. My challenge is for us to read the Bible, especially the New Testament, and see how much of it we really believe-see how much of the Bible are we living out as a result of believing the scriptures. The Bible says things like “prefer others better than yourselves”, “it’s better to give than receive”, “love your enemies”, and “bless those who persecute” and so on.
The good news is that God gives His believers new hearts and new minds whereby they can express with their life what they have come to believe. For the non-believer, it is impossible to live out the scriptures. So remember, that if you are indeed a Christian, then you can truly believe the scriptures-you can with your life demonstrate the truths found in the scriptures.
Thought: If one truly believed, would he have gotten into the wheel barrow?
Scripture: Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
Blessings,
Buddy
The good news is that God gives His believers new hearts and new minds whereby they can express with their life what they have come to believe. For the non-believer, it is impossible to live out the scriptures. So remember, that if you are indeed a Christian, then you can truly believe the scriptures-you can with your life demonstrate the truths found in the scriptures.
Thought: If one truly believed, would he have gotten into the wheel barrow?
Scripture: Hebrews 11:6 “And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for He who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.”
Blessings,
Buddy
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