The Power of Agreement

Scripture:

Matthew 18:19  "Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven".

Observation:

In this passage, Jesus tells His disciples some powerful truth that we sometimes miss because we don't fully believe it.  Just before this, He tells them that the greatest in the kingdom is the one who is like a child.  A child simply believes they will get what they ask for.  He tells them that if two of them agree about anything they ask, it will be done for them by the Father.

Application:

As children, we believed that whatever we were told was true and could be trusted.  As adults we learn to be skeptical because we realize that we can't trust everyone and that people lie and things don't always work out like we want them to.  There is incredible power in agreement!  Jesus said it!  We simply need to trust Him and believe it like a child and it will come to pass.  That's much harder to walk out than to say, but we need to move that direction as much as possible.

Prayer:

Father, increase my faith.  Help me trust Your word more and more and to do what it says.  Help me stand in faith against all odds and to know that You will do what You said You would do.  Teach me to fully trust Your word and not just the parts that make sense to me.

Your Son,
Jeff