“If One”
How Much Proof does Our Faith Require?
How much proof is required for our faith to stand? Jesus said all we need is a mustard seed’s worth.
Just one seed carries proof of life.
Just one candle in the night gives proof of light.
Just one song proves there is joy.
And what of a single answered prayer? Or of one act of kindness, or forgiveness?
What is proven by one single, simple act of faith?
“If One”
If there were no sunrise or sunset or laughter,
No smiles and no more answered prayer,
No plump, well fed sparrows, nor glory-clad flowers,
Then perhaps we would despair
If all were lost and ourselves all forsaken,
If evil always won,
If sorrow lasted all of our days
And night overcame the sun,
If all of our dreams turned out to be nightmares,
And our hopes turned to only despair,
If everybody were always selfish
And no one ever cared,
If every blessing were turned into cursing,
And not one promise left unbroken,
If truths were slaughtered to complete extinction
And only lies were spoken,
If there were never in the human heart
A desire for something better,
No longing for courage, for sacrifice or loyalty,
Holiness or forgiving our debtors,
Then maybe our faith would crumble and fail,
Our foundation turn only to dust,
Then disappointment would eclipse our every belief
And heavenly treasures would rust.
Our Bibles would be forever discarded,
Our lips never moved in prayer,
Our hearts and our love would all turn to stone,
And “Self” be our only care.
Then human life would become cheap indeed
And we’d know neither wrong nor right,
Our souls would die, our conscience dissolve
And our spirit be devoid of light.
Then Christ wouldn’t matter, the cross be irrelevant
And Jesus would never be Lord.
All that was good would be completely forgotten,
To survive in a Satan-owned world.
But the sun’s coming up, the flowers are blooming,
A sparrow is singing his song
Our family loves us, there is heaven above us,
Our faith is right where it belongs.
Our prayers have been answered, our dreams have come true,
A new yearning for God is awakened,
His truths have been proven, His promises kept,
We know we have never been forsaken.
Our God never fails us though Hell may assail us,
He knows how to care for His own,
Through our doubts and our fears, our failures and tears,
We’re still His and we’re never alone.
The proof of His Presence is found all around us,
In works of His heart and His hand,
And in light of the fact that though often attacked,
We and our faith in Him still stand.
So in one song, one prayer, one baby’s laughter,
One sparrow, one dream, one kind word,
There is foundation for faith, for hope, love, and grace,
To prove God is good, and Jesus is Lord.
~JDT
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