Star Wars: The Original Version

Many people think it takes great faith to win big battles, but the opposite is true. It is not great faith in God, but faith in a great God that makes the difference. If the object of your faith is yourself, your family, or vocation, then the size of your faith will be no bigger than the object of your faith. If we would simply put our faith in God, God will move the stars so we can win the battle for our good and for God’s glory.

The smallest amount of faith is still bigger than the biggest amount of difficulty. Jesus once taught His disciples about having faith the size of a mustard seed so they could remove mountains. A mustard seed is like a fleck of pepper! He was saying a small amount of faith is still bigger than the biggest amount of difficulty. I do not know what you are facing today, but I do know if we will put our faith in a big God, that God will move the stars so we will win the battle of Star Wars.

The source of true faith is the Word of God. If we are going to know the God of the Word, we’ll have to know the Word of God. It’s got to get into our heart. It’s got to take root so it will grow. Our faith starts out small, and God wants it to grow.

I have often thought it would be interesting to see all of God’s people in church dressed according to their spiritual maturity. Some would be wearing diapers and carrying rattles because they are still babies in their faith. It’s one thing for our faith to start out small, but God wants our faith to grow. You see, faith is taught and faith is caught. Barak spent time with people of faith, with people who would cause him to want to grow. Choose your friends carefully. Show me the people you run with and I’ll show you the person you are, or the person you are becoming. Barak chose to spend time with those who would teach him how to grow in his faith in God.

I don’t know a whole lot, I really don’t, but I do know this—that small thinkers make big stinkers. I do know that. Usually, it is the small-minded that complain the loudest. How do we spend our spare time—not our work time—but our spare time? Some will chose to miss church by watching their favorite sport, athlete, or television program. The River of God’s Spirit does not flow between the banks of the sofa and the television set, much to the surprise of some.

None of these things are going to build you up in your faith. Let me tell you something. When the program or game is over, the athlete or acting personality will not call to say thanks for watching. At Christmas time, you will not receive a Christmas card from them. When the bottom falls out of your life, they’re not going to show up and say, “How can I help you?” The problem is, we have wrapped our lives around the world rather than the cross.

Barak spent time with people who challenged his faith to grow. Can I challenge you to help your faith grow this week? Let’s make up our mind that we are going to be in God’s House with God’s people. Religion is hanging around the cross; Christianity is getting on the cross. It is time for God’s people to pick up the cross and become followers of Jesus Christ. The Word of God is the source of all faith. When we are together our faith can grow.