Capacity

This past week we found ourselves in the unenviable situation of suddenly needing to replace our oven.  Suddenly we were confronted with choices about capacity.  Different brands and different models offered us different options.  As you can see, we opted for one with a larger internal capacity.  It also provides some features that were not on our initial wish list.  Arriving home we found that the electrical capacity in our kitchen was not enough and we needed an electrician to come install another outlet.

This has caused me to do some reflecting about spiritual capacity.  Last Sunday I mentioned that both Scripture reading and Prayer are indicators of our level of discipleship.  It is easier to say if we have read our Bibles, sometimes harder to determine whether our prayer life is operating at the level it should.  But both activities provide a glimpse of our spiritual capacity.  Are we talking to God?  Are we listening to Him?

As Jesus encountered people, he commended some for their faith.  They had a capacity to trust Christ in the midst of difficult circumstances.  I doubt any one of them felt their faith was enough.  How much faith is needed to be healed or to have sins forgiven?  And yet, Christ was merciful and met needs even when the faith capacity was not abundant.  He extends grace when the faith is small like a grain of mustard seed.  It is his sufficiency that is the determining factor in meeting needs, not ours.  And yet, He asks us to have a part through expressions of trust.

May God give us faith to keep asking for His work in our lives.  May we keep asking for healing, for forgiveness, for courage, for “enough faith” to keep asking.