Musing - How do you know if you really believe?

Hebraic Musing - How do you know if you really believe?

The Psalmist was referring to a people who did not really believe or trust God and yet had seen many miracles, when he said: They spoke against God, saying, “Can God spread a table in the desert? When he struck the rock, water gushed out, and streams flowed abundantly. But can he also give us food? Can he supply meat for his people?”  Ps 78:19-20

I wonder how many miracles we have seen, yet do not believe in Him for the next one?  Anyone can claim belief but are they ready for the real test? Where is our faith when faced with life or death decisions?

There is a great story that illustrates this.

Around the mid-1800s a man known as the Great Blondin attempted to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. Five thousand people gathered to watch. In the middle of the walk Blondin suddenly stopped, backflipped into the air, landed on the rope, and then continued safely to the other side. Blondin would cross the Falls many more times — once blindfolded, once carrying a stove, once in chains, and once on a bicycle.
One time, he showed up with a wheelbarrow. Blondin turned to the crowd and shouted “Who believes that I can cross pushing this wheelbarrow?” Every hand in the crowd went up. Blondin pointed at one man.
“Do you believe that I can do it?” he asked. 
“Yes, I believe you can,” said the man. 
“Are you sure?” said Blondin. 
“Yes,” said the man. 
“Absolutely certain?” 
“Yes, absolutely certain.”
“Thank you,” said Blondin. “Then, sir, get into the wheelbarrow.”[1]

Point to ponder

How is your faith in Jesus Christ?

Shalom                                                                                                August 21, 2012

Yosef   a.k.a.  Joe Brusherd

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[1] Inspired by Rabbi Eckstein’s Holy Land Moments Daily Devotional <Devotional@HolyLandMoments.org>