The Necessity of Faith
Mark 6:5
And He could do no miracle there except that He laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
This text of Scripture never ceases to amaze me. The Son of God, who was able to do all things, was limited in His ability to perform miraculous signs and wonders because of the lack of faith of those in Nazareth. It's not clear whether He chose not to do miracles because of the lack of faith or whether the lack of faith somehow mystically stayed His hand -- and it doesn't really matter, what does matter is that our faith is important in the equation.
Our faith can limit God's hand. Our faith can keep Him from doing what He desires to do.
Why did the people of Nazareth have a lack of faith? It seems that it was because they were so familiar with Jesus as the son of Joseph and Mary that it blinded them to His true nature. Somehow their familiarity bred contempt...and disbelief.
Lord, increase my faith!
And He could do no miracle there except that He laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.
This text of Scripture never ceases to amaze me. The Son of God, who was able to do all things, was limited in His ability to perform miraculous signs and wonders because of the lack of faith of those in Nazareth. It's not clear whether He chose not to do miracles because of the lack of faith or whether the lack of faith somehow mystically stayed His hand -- and it doesn't really matter, what does matter is that our faith is important in the equation.
Our faith can limit God's hand. Our faith can keep Him from doing what He desires to do.
Why did the people of Nazareth have a lack of faith? It seems that it was because they were so familiar with Jesus as the son of Joseph and Mary that it blinded them to His true nature. Somehow their familiarity bred contempt...and disbelief.
Lord, increase my faith!
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