Who Will Bring the Umbrella?

There’s the story of a part of the country that was experiencing an awful drought. No rain for days, weeks, months, longer. Plant life was dying and human life was thirsty. The local pastor asked the community to all come together for prayer. So they designated a particular time and place. It would be twelve noon on a Saturday and everyone would gather on the church steps in the town square. So they came and they prayed for rain. As they met, they discovered only one little girl had brought an umbrella with her.

We say we “believe.”  We call ourselves “faithful.” But where is our faith? Aware of our discussions, Jesus asks, “You of little faith, why are you talking among yourselves about having no bread?” Jesus also says, “Because you have so little faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

Someone once said, "Fear knocked at the door.  Faith answered.  There was no one there.

Faith brings optimism. It breeds excitement and anticipation. Knowing that we can do all things through Christ who provides us with strength allows us to achieve the impossible and move the mountains or receive the rain that we’ve been thirsty for.  So, as we move through this life of service to Him, as we’re faced with the challenges before us, let us pray, but also let us not forget our umbrellas.

Getting dressed in His Rainsuit,

Pastor Mark