Friday 8th January 2010
One of my favourite scriptures can be found in Mark Chapter 11 verses 22-26: And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith. Verse 24: Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
We know that with God all things are possible (Mark 10 verse 27). There are just some things that we do not understand and when so-called barriers appear to stand in our way, God is in control; He has a plan for us and we are to: Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and not lean not unto thine own understanding. (Proverbs 3 verse 5). God does not want us to reason, think on, ponder or work out difficult situations for ourselves. He wants us to trust Him in the knowledge that, as Jesus said in St John 14 verse 6: “I am the way, the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”.
The most amazing thing about this scripture for me is that I had become interested in philosophy, and in particular the branch of moral philosophy. Truth as a concept can be viewed in different ways depending on your perspective or philosophical position. I read documents and articles that ask the question ‘What is truth?’. Now looking back I have to laugh at myself, what was I thinking? There should be no other search for the truth when the Bible clearly tells us that Jesus is the truth. If you get to know him, through the Word of God and the guidance of the Holy Spirit, then our searching for the truth should cease!
So, armed with the knowledge that God wants us to trust Him and that Jesus said he is the way, the truth and the life, and that: No one comes to the Father except through me: Why should we worry?
God bless.
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