“Around midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening.” (Acts 16:25, NLT)
“Great acts of faith are seldom born out of calm calculation.
It wasn’t logic that caused Moses to raise his staff on the bank of the Red Sea.
And it wasn’t a confident committee that prayed in a small room in Jerusalem for Peter’s release from prison. It was a fearful, desperate, band of backed-into-a-corner believers. It was a church with no options. A congregation of have-nots pleading for help.
And never were they stronger.
At the beginning of every act of faith, there is often a seed of fear.”
(from Grace For The Moment, by Max Lucado, page 278)
Joanne, this is rich truth!
Let’s make the most of that “seed of fear” today–for his glory!
I rarely act out of calm calculation. It’s usually so preposterous and I hold onto that mustard seed and push forward. Great post for this Sunday…
So true! If only I would respond with faith every time I am faced with fear.