You can grow your faith! (29/6/2023)
Romans 10:14,17 "But how can they call to him for help if they have not believed? And how can they believe if they have not heard the message? And how can they hear if the message is not proclaimed?…So then, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message comes through preaching Christ."
Paul continued his discourse on faith. He notes that faith comes from what we hear, and specifically the word of God. The word has to be proclaimed. Those who hear believe it. Those who believe respond by calling on God for help. For faith be born and grow, the right message is an important trigger. The more of the right message we hear and take in, the more our faith will grow from small faith to big faith.
Jesus commended some people for their great faith (Matt 8:10), and challenged others for their little faith (Matt 8:26). This shows categories and levels of faith. All those who came to Him for healing and other help, did so after hearing what He taught and seeing what He did to others. Their initial skepticism and doubt, turned to faith and they too got their victories.
How are you nourishing your faith? There is so much this world bombards our minds with. We need to sieve it. Some is trash. Reject what doesn’t grow your faith and focus on what increases it. Deliberately spend much time on, and consume alot of what increases your faith: that is, the word of God. Faith comes and grows by the word. The disciples once asked Jesus to increase their faith. Are you intent on growing yours?
Luke 17:5 "And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith."
2 Corinthians 10:15 "Neither do we go beyond our limits by boasting of work done by others. Our hope is that, as your faith continues to grow, our sphere of activity among you will greatly expand…"
Shalom children of God