It is an old story. Several of you may have heard it before, but here it is again. A tight rope walker had his wire stretched over Niagara Falls. As the awestruck crowd watched, he easily crossed and then crossed back. Upon returning he got a wheelbarrow and duplicated the feat.
The crowd cheered wildly. The performer then asked the crowd, "How many of you believe I can do this with a person in the wheelbarrow?" The entire crowd raised their hands. Then he asked, "Who will volunteer to ride in the wheelbarrow?" The response this time was not as enthusiastic, in fact nobody raised their hand. You see belief and faith are two different things. Everyone believed he could do it, no one had faith that he could.
Jesus asks that we have faith in Him, not just belief. For as James said, even the demons believe in Jesus, we must go further. Jesus calls us to step out of the boat, get off of the sidelines, get into that wheelbarrow.
Do you believe in Jesus or do you have faith in Jesus?
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