Faith Like Potatoes

“And He said to her, “Daughter, be of good cheer; your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” Luke 8:48

If ever you and I needed faith, it is in these times, not so? We really need to exercise our faith. Not having faith in faith but rather having faith in God. Mark 11:22 is a good memory verse to start with if you struggle with memorizing scripture. It simply says:

“Have faith in God.”

We wrote a book many years ago called, “Faith like Potatoes” and a movie was made of it as well. Often, when people hear the title for the first time, they laugh and say, “What does it mean?” Well, I didn’t come up with that title - There was a great preacher by the name of Peter Marshall who was the chaplain to the United States Senate. He had a great ability with words and he actually said it. You see, he was stressing the point that we must have simple faith. Real faith, faith that you can see, that you can touch, faith that you can eat - Faith like potatoes. Okay? Not that airy-fairy faith - practical faith!

Like the old lady driving down the road, looking for a parking place on a busy shopping day and because it is her life, she just says “Lord Jesus, please, I need a parking place. I am desperate for a place.” And there comes a motorcar reversing out and in she goes - “Thank You, Lord!”

It becomes a lifestyle, it must be a way of life. But you know, we have also got to speak it out, not just think it. We have got to verbalize what we are trusting God for. Are you facing an impossible situation in your life today?

Well, why don’t you exercise your faith? You see, the woman that we are speaking about in the Bible - she had spent all her money. Maybe you have got no money left today. She went to all the doctors and they couldn’t help her. She was bleeding, literally, to death. So she went and she pushed her way through the crowd. She got to the Lord Jesus and she said, “If I can just touch the hem of His garment, I will be healed.” And she did, immediately she was healed. Jesus said to her,

“Woman go in peace. Your faith has made you well.”

I want to pray for you this morning. I just feel, in my heart, I need to pray for you. Maybe you would like to pray this little prayer after me:

Dear Lord Jesus,
Please forgive me for trying to make a plan.
Lord, I have run out of plans. I don’t have any left.
I need you today more than ever before.
Please increase my faith.
In Jesus Name,
Amen.

And one or two of you might be saying, “But Angus, you can’t say that!” Of course, you can. The disciples said to Jesus, in Luke 17:5:

“Please increase our faith.”

Have a wonderful day today as you walk, not by sight but by faith.
Goodbye