As if we needed a reason to help with the loss of life and devastation in Haiti, a passage in today's reading states succinctly..."I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy." God seeks us to help the cause of the needy.
One of the greatest themes of the Bible is faith. Yesterday, I examined the need to "think lofty." Today we can add faith as indispensable in thinking big. Faith is more than wishful thinking or hoping God will do it without our help. Faith requires our obedience, commitment, faithfulness to the Lord in His plans and not ours.
The passage says we cannot do great things for God because of our lack of faith...""Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."
A relevant example would be God would want us to think big in helping Haiti. We are to champion those who are poor and in trouble. Does God want us to "think big" for self-serving reasons...absolutely not. Faith and obedience to God's higher purposes belong together. In our giving together through UMCOR, prayers, and help we can accomplish great things for the Lord.
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