The Faith to Move Nothing

Matthew 4:1–11 NKJV

1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. 3 Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ” 5 Then the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6 and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” 7 Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” 8 Again, the devil took Him up on an exceedingly high mountain, and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. 9 And he said to Him, “All these things I will give You if You will fall down and worship me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” 11 Then the devil left Him, and behold, angels came and ministered to Him.

Jesus’s faith was in WHO His Father was!

- Not in HOW He did things, or WhAT He did, or WHEN He did them. The what, how, and when were TOTALLY irrelevant.

Jesus had faith in His calling!

Jesus’s faith was strong enough to weather the storm. Many times, it’s easy to change and move. It’s easy to get attention. It’s easy to pray for big things to happen. But what about not moving? What about staying where you are for a while? What about not getting attention? Is your faith big enough for that? What about trusting God despite taking a long time? What about

We’d love it, many times, to just stay in the nest! Having our mom chew our food and feed it to us.

- Thank God He’s not okay with that! We’re all here right now because a bunch of fishermen, with no education, from small towns, without influence, and without money, were pushed out of their nests and made uncomfortable.