I will believe in spite of circumstantial evidence contrary to God’s Promises. Those are the underpinnings of faith, the seed from whence shall grow a mighty Tree, so bountiful the enemy will even seek to infiltrate its splendor.  Let’s be practical in our faith.  Reason dictates that God is omnipresent, so He is everywhere.  Therefore, He could dispel all doubt and stand in front of us right now, proving his involvement in humanity, that we might no longer need to fight the competing influences of doubt and belief.  Why then doesn’t he just do that and have it done?  Aha, because we are meant to experience that conflict because it is the only appropriate method through which Choice may allocate a portion of either ideal.

We can only have faith having not seen the hope of our hearts.  For that matter we can only have doubt, having never physically seen God before our own eyes, utilizing our own sensory recognition.  So, He cannot appear for that natural process of Choice to occur.  There cannot be accountability without Choice.  So we are left to the perfect opportunity to make that self determination with the provided knowledge.  Choose Christ or don’t it is up to each of us.

Okay what if I were to remind people that He already appeared right before human eyes, proving His existence, involvement and a love for us that took Him beyond death to resurrection.  What did that appearance create?  Well it created exactly the division of ideals to which I have previously referred, the Choice.  Eye witnesses penned the new testament, yet we still find that most have chosen doubt or disbelief, why because faith is difficult.  It requires that intangible component of HOPE.  Those with a Thomas-like, show-me mentality will need to see his wounds, his physical manifestation in order to make that choice.  Unfortunately they are going to be left behind to ponder that mistake in reasoning and hopeful determination.

Christ appeared in front of us.  God came to Earth for the purpose of showing us His Love and yet we still struggle with doubt and disbelief.  What does that tell us that even in the face of physical proof we are still going to struggle with our faith?  Aha, now you see why faith is the tiny seed from whence grand things of power are made manifest.  For without it we cannot even imagine completing the tasks to which we were designed and called. Faith is the on switch to our purposeful fulfillment and the avenue to the Power of the Holy Spirit, with it we may move mountains without it it is impossible to please God. Do you have that tiniest of seeds.  Care for it, pray over it, tend it, weed it, feed it and soon you will have a masterfully full set of bows from which to view this universe.  I pray for you in Jesus’ Name.