"Faith in the Wilderness"

 

As I read about Jesus fasting for 40 days and nights, I’m struck with awe. He deliberately went into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil, not to avoid the enemy, but to confront him and put him in his place.

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”

— Matthew 4:1 (NKJV)

This makes me reflect:

God will never permit what He knows we cannot overcome.

If He allows it, it means He has already equipped us with the strength to defeat it.

Yet often, it’s not the temptation that defeats us—it’s our own greed, lack of faith, and spiritual negligence. These lead us astray and create distance between us and God.

There are times when life feels like a storm—heavy, dark, uncertain.

We pray, but there seems to be no answer.

We ask, “Where is God in all this?”

But Jesus reminds us:

“Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.

— Matthew 8:26 (NKJV)

Faith is a key to commanding the supernatural.

The Bible says:

“If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”

— Matthew 17:20 (NIV)

That means we don’t need great faith to see great things—we just need genuine faith, even if it’s small.

But here’s the question:

How do we exercise faith when everything around us says otherwise?

The answer is: We already do.

We sleep at night fully expecting to wake up—and we do.

That’s faith in action.

We just need to redirect that same faith toward God and what we’re believing Him for.

God is not looking for perfect faith.

He’s looking for faith, the 1% of the 1% is enough for Him to work with.

So today, stir up your faith. Even in the wilderness. Even in the storm.

He is near. He sees. He responds.

Stay revived!