Matthew 21:21 (ESV)
And Jesus answered them, “Truly, I say to you, if you
have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what has been done to the fig
tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the
sea,’ it will happen.
An elderly teacher, with a pupil by his side, took a walk
through a forest. Suddenly he stopped and pointed to four plants close at hand.
The first was just beginning to peep above the ground, the second had rooted
itself pretty well into the earth, the third was a small shrub, while the
fourth was a full-sized tree. The tutor said to his young companion, 'Pull up
the first plant.' The boy did so eagerly, using only his fingers. 'Now pull up
the second.' The youth obeyed but found the task more difficult. 'Do the same
with the third,' he urged. The boy had to use all his strength to uproot it.
'Now,' said the instructor, 'try your hand with the fourth.' The pupil put his
arms around the trunk of the tall tree and couldn't even shake its leaves.
'This, my son, is just what happens with our bad habits. When they are young,
we can remove them readily; but when they are old, it's hard to uproot them,
though we try and struggle ever so sincerely.'"
We all have weeds and even enormous Redwoods that need
uprooting in our lives. It takes a LOT of effort to get strong enough to move
those big ones on our own. Instead, let's take that same effort and start
practicing faith in the Lord!
Perhaps you're weary of pulling. God doesn't expect us to
pull these bad habits ourselves. Let's ask the Lord to do the uprooting today
and watch Him gain the victory!
Dear Lord, help us to practice our faith and let You pull
the bad habits out of our live. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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