Confidence In Jesus!
Jesus said to him, “If you can believe,
all things are possible to him who believes.”
Mark 9:23
Modern references to “Ponzi schemes” refer to the fraudulent
investment plan that started by
Charles Ponzi in the 1920s. He
promised unrealistic rates of return—and succeeded for over a
year—by paying initial investors with money from new investors
instead of from actual profits from investments.
In all such swindles, victims have absolute faith
that the conman will be true to all his promises.
Such swindles reveal the most important truth about our faith:
More important than the amount of faith is the trustworthiness
of the object of the faith. A lot of faith in a liar produces terrible
results, but even small faith in a truthful person yields
guaranteed results.
When a man approached Jesus about healing his demon-
possessed son, he asked Jesus if He could heal him. In other
words, he had little confidence in Jesus. But Jesus reminded
the man that faith in the real thing will always be rewarded.
Putting one’s faith in Jesus guarantees His attention and
His response.
If you have a need today, put your confidence in Jesus,
not in the amount of your faith. He can reward even the
tiniest amount of trust (Matthew 17:20).
"A little faith is faith,
as a spark of fire is fire."
Thomas Watson
