Devotion for Thursday, October 17, 2024

“He presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a person took and sowed in his field; and this is smaller than all the other seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is larger than the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and nest in its branches” (Matthew 13:31-32).

The small seed of faith planted in you can grow to become large and provide all that is needed for you and, as the Lord wills, those around you.  The Lord does all the heavy lifting.  The Lord provides the circumstances.  Are you walking with the Lord and willing to allow Him to make of you what He will?  The ability to be willing, truly willing, is one of the most difficult hurdles because it means giving up your will.

Lord, my spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.  You say these words and they are simple to hear and not difficult to understand, but I often meet these words with unbelief and unwillingness.  I like the idea of being large in faith, but I want it to come on my terms and with my timing.  Slay the old Adam so that I may be guided in Your goodness to become what You will make of me.

Holy Spirit, work on me from the inside out.  Where there is resistance to Your will, remove it.  Where there is an unwillingness to not do as You command, do not let me off the hook.  Keep at me so that my faith and actions match.  Let me soak in the living water and grow roots deep in Jesus so that I may become as You know I should become, and be helpful in Your kingdom.  Amen.