God Has the Answer (Episode 32)

We don’t have to have all the answers to life’s challenges. But our faith must be in the one who does, and that is God and His Son Jesus Christ. In this episode, Frank King wants you to know that whatever your problem or challenge is in life, God has the answer.

At times, we may find ourselves lacking what we need in life. But it is amazing what the Lord can do with the little we have when we trust Him with it. For instance, in John’s record of the gospel, he writes about a time when Jesus took a little boy’s food, blessed it, and fed an army of people. The group included almost 5000 men (John 6:10). Everyone ate as much as he wanted, and the leftovers greatly exceeded what Jesus began with.

This miraculous event occurred in the wilderness. Three important points about that: One, they were in the wilderness because the people had followed Jesus from the city. Two, the people were hungry.  Three, because they were in the wilderness, no place existed for buying food even if they had the money.

Initially, Jesus asked Philip what they were going to do to feed the people. “This He was saying to test him, for He himself knew what He was intending to do” (John 6:6, NASB). Similarly, whatever problem you have, the Lord always know what to do about it.

The Object of Your Faith

Understand that your faith is no better than the object of your faith. Some people have faith in their money, but money has its limits. Some place their faith in themselves or in other people. But people have limits also. That’s why it behooves us to place our faith in God. In Mark 9:23, Jesus says, all things are possible to him who believes.

In effect, Jesus is saying that we are limited only by our faith in God. You are not limited by the color of your skin. Nor by what side of the track you live on. Your educational background is not the deciding factor. All things are possible for you if you believe.

That does not mean those things mentioned above don’t offer challenges. Of course, they do. But when your faith is in God, you are not limited by those things. Faith does not ignore reality. But placing your faith in God means you are more moved by what you believe than by what you see—or by where you came from.

That brings us to the practical side of the gospel. It only adds value to those who come to hear it, if it is practical. That is, it must have some take away value so the people can plug it into their lives and benefit from it.

So, what are we trying to do to people who come and hear the gospel? One of our ultimate goals should be to bring people to the point of believing that whatever their problem is, God has the answer.