The Risk of Faith

Scripture – Luke 10:21-22: 21At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure. 22“All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

Reflection: This reminds me that faith calls for a leap of some kind – a risk. It calls for simple trust that what I expect to happen will happen even if I have no other reason to believe it will happen.

No matter how “wise and learned” I might be – no matter how much I think I’ve figured things out – I still have a leap of faith to make. I base my whole life and my ultimate hope on the promises Christ has made. Some of those I’ve seen Him keep already. Others I believe He will.

A child thinks her parents will take care of her no matter what. May I remember to live like that today.