Growing Our Faith
Faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ. Romans 10:17 NLT.
Faith grows when it is planted in the fertile soil of God’s Word. Not only must we be saved by faith in God, but we must also live by faith, because we need God’s grace and help at every turn. “We walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:7). God wants our faith to grow stronger, and He has given us the resources to achieve this. They are like tools in the hands of a skilled woodworker. The first tool God has given us to strengthen our faith is the Bible. It is so essential that lasting spiritual maturity is impossible without it. If our faith isn’t rooted in the Bible, it will wither like a plant pulled out of the soil. Only a strong faith—a faith based on God’s Word—will protect us from temptation and doubt. Otherwise we will find ourselves “tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming” (Ephesians 4:14 NIV). For our faith to grow we need to let the Bible saturate our minds and souls. For centuries ordinary believers had no access to the Bible. Today it’s readily available in hundreds of languages, yet most Bibles remain unopened. We must not let this be true if we are to grow our faith.
Graham, Billy. Truth for Each Day : Daily Devotions to Renew Your Mind and Inspire Your Soul (a 365-Day Devotional), Thomas Nelson Incorporated, 2023. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/liberty/detail.action?docID=30516542.
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