Blog post July 6th, 2026

By faith we understand that the entire universe was formed at God's command, that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen. Hebrews 11:3

By faith we understand, but what is faith? Faith is not a feeling, neither is it the intellectual acceptance of facts and truth. Faith is dependance on God, through acts of obedience and trust. We can do this because He has offered us a solid foundation of grace, forgiveness, loving kindness and power. And He is an ever present help in trouble.

"We do not need great faith, we need faith in a great Lord". We don't need copious amounts of faith we need genuine faith the size of a mustard seed.

I remember hearing a story of Corrie Ten Boom's time in isolation in a Nazi prison camp. One day she cried out to God and said "Lord I am not strong enough to endure this. I do not have enough faith." Then her eyes were drawn to a tiny ant that hurries to a small hiding place: a crack in the wall to get safety from the water flowing over the prison floor. The Lord speaks to Corrie and says: "Watch the ant, hurrying straight to her hiding place. Corrie do not expect anything from your 'great' faith, it is as weak as the ant. I am your Hiding Place, the rock-solid ground on which you stand. You can always, immediately and everywhere come to Me, your Hiding place. Then you will have peace to face the unknown, trusting Me. I will never leave you nor forsake you."

Heavenly Father thank you for the reminder that it is not our 'great' faith that sustains us in the trials of this life. It is our little but genuine faith in You, our 'Great' God. We all have times where we feel like Corrie and need a reminder just like she did that You are always present and are our Hiding Place. Thank you in Jesus name. AMEN