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The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17:5-6
Yesterday we saw that only according to our faith it will be done to us. Today's coffee focuses on How to increase our faith?
Interestingly the disciples had the same question. Jesus's response was that it had to be developed from within.
In other words, external forces can not increase faith.Faith is heart related and not mind focused. It has to be felt and can not be forced.
Before we proceed any further, let us take a quick look at the dictionary definition of faith.
Based on these definitions we can rephrase the question in two parts:
How to increase our confidence in the Lord? And further more, How to decrease our doubts, disbelief, skepticism & suspicion of the Lord?
The Scripture has a simple answer:So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17
Reading, hearing,meditating on the Word of God will increase our faith. If that is true, then the opposite is also true: Not reading, hearing or meditating on the Word of God will decrease our faith.
On explaining the parable of the sower Jesus said: "The seed is the word of God.... the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." Luke 8:15
Clearly a noble and good heart is the starting point for increasing our faith!
A noble and good heart hears the Word of God.
A noble and good heart retains the Word of God.
A noble and good heart perseveres - does not waver.
A noble and good heart produces the crop - which is FAITH!
Amen! Let us seek a noble and good heart within us.
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you. Luke 17:5-6
Yesterday we saw that only according to our faith it will be done to us. Today's coffee focuses on How to increase our faith?
Interestingly the disciples had the same question. Jesus's response was that it had to be developed from within.
In other words, external forces can not increase faith.Faith is heart related and not mind focused. It has to be felt and can not be forced.
Before we proceed any further, let us take a quick look at the dictionary definition of faith.
Noun
Complete trust or confidence in someone or something.
Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof.
Synonyms
belief - trust - confidence - credence - credit
Antonyms: disbelief, distrust, doubt, misgiving, skepticism, suspicion
Based on these definitions we can rephrase the question in two parts:
How to increase our confidence in the Lord? And further more, How to decrease our doubts, disbelief, skepticism & suspicion of the Lord?
The Scripture has a simple answer:So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17
Reading, hearing,meditating on the Word of God will increase our faith. If that is true, then the opposite is also true: Not reading, hearing or meditating on the Word of God will decrease our faith.
On explaining the parable of the sower Jesus said: "The seed is the word of God.... the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop." Luke 8:15
Clearly a noble and good heart is the starting point for increasing our faith!
A noble and good heart hears the Word of God.
A noble and good heart retains the Word of God.
A noble and good heart perseveres - does not waver.
A noble and good heart produces the crop - which is FAITH!
Amen! Let us seek a noble and good heart within us.
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