Faith Speaks

Faith Speaks

I’ve found that it’s really easy to make excuses about how you are not qualified, able or the best person for the job. Christians often want to rely on paid ministers, missionaries, and well known authors or public speakers to  share the gospel and do kingdom work. It seems like this is due to one of two problems, either being too lazy or too scared to proclaim the message of Christ. Jesus speaks clearly in two consecutive parables on this problem and gives us a clear understanding of how the kingdom works. In Matthew 13:31-33, it only takes a small seed of faith, when planted, to grow into a great mustard tree. The small amount of work that goes into kneading a tiny portion of yeast exponentially changes the quantity of bread. Jesus isn’t asking us to do all of the work, but it is critical for us to know that we are called in Matthew 28:19-20 to go out and make disciples of all nations.  Sometimes all we need is to be faithful and brave enough to realize that our work can be as easy as planting the seed of a story Jesus already told on the heart of a nonbeliever. By letting our faith speak we will see exponential growth for the kingdom.

– Ryan Bier