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The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you. LUKE 17:5-6.
I have read often of christians being desperate for faith or greater faith. Their search always seem to be in the form of seeking some deeply holy formula. In the above text the disciples ask Jesus for more faith, I find myself wondering what did they really expect to happen. What they did receive was not what they expected, an explanation of how small and simple faith can be. There is no great formula, it is simply believing God can and will!
One of my favourite illustrations of faith comes from when I read the biography of the great evangelist Smith Wigglesworth, it is a story I would recommend to all believers. He was famous for when praying over people he would encourage them to "only believe!" He was quoting our Lord who said the same two words to Jairus whose daughter was gravely ill: “Do not be afraid any longer; only believe, and she will be made well.” Luke 8:50. As we know Jairus' daughter was healed by Jesus, this is faith in action.
It is from such scripture that I have learned that the way to faith is a very simple three steps: 1. Ask of God expectantly, He knows our needs but He wants to hear you ask so He has the joy of providing (Matt.7:7). 2. Believe God, trust that not only He can but He will answer your prayer - "only believe!" 3. Give thanks to God, gratefulness is an important aspect of faith. We are called to be thankful in all circumstances (1 Thes.5:18), thankfulness is a demonstration that we believe God has or will provide. In the story of the ten lepers (Luke 17:11-19) only one thanked Jesus to which our Lord answered “Stand up and go; your faith has made you well.” Thus be thankful!
Dear Father God, thankyou for your great love for me in Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour. Your Word tells me that you provide all my needs and love to answer my prayers, help me to anchor these truths in my heart and mind. Like the disciples I ask that you show me how to have faith, I believe you can and I thank you for your great provision to your humble servant. Amen.
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Hebrews 11: 1. Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
2. This is what the ancients were commended for.
3. By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God's command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.
4. By faith Abel offered God a better sacrifice than Cain did. By faith he was commended as a righteous man, when God spoke well of his offerings. And by faith he still speaks, even though he is dead.
5. By faith Enoch was taken from this life, so that he did not experience death; he could not be found, because God had taken him away. For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.
6. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
7. By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith.
8. By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.
9. By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.
10. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
11. By faith Abraham, even though he was past age--and Sarah herself was barren--was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise.
 
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It has been my experience that: "He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not that life" (1 Jn. 5:11-12) ---which tells us: "...no man cometh unto the Father, but by Me" as Jesus said (John 14:6). Without the Savior we will have no part in God ---right? We need to be sure of that, which speaks of real faith.
 
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