As Christians, we are always being challenged in the area of our faith. We often find ourselves praying for the Lord to increase our faith. We are not alone in this request. Jesus told His disciples the conditions of forgiveness in Luke 17. They felt that their faith was insufficient (ever felt that way?). So they asked Jesus, in Luke 17:5; “Increase our faith.”
The reply which Jesus gave is good for us today when we feel we need our faith increased. He said in v6, even if your faith is as small as a mustard seed (the smallest of all seeds) it is sufficient to do great things. See Matt. 17:20.
2 Cor. 5:7 says; “the just shall walk by faith.” Our Christian life is one of spiritual growth in godliness. Paul tells us in 1 Tim. 4:7-8 that: “…exercise yourself rather to godliness for bodily exercise profits a little, but godliness is profitable for all things.” The key word is ‘exercise.’ In order for faith to grow it must be exercised, daily.
Our request for God to increase our faith is met by God’s command to exercise the faith we have and then our faith will grow. Remember to be in God’s word daily for, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Rom. 10:17
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