Increasing Our Faith

A man brought his son to Jesus, knowing that he could heal him of his mute spirit.

Jesus told him that anything was possible to him who believes, and he replied “Lord, I believe; help my unbelief” (Mark 9:17-24).  After seeing this man’s faith, Jesus healed his son. There was a desire in this man to build his faith.

The apostles, likewise, said to the Lord “increase our faith.” Jesus then showed them that if they had faith as a mustard seed, they could tell the mulberry tree to be moved and it would happen (Luke 17:5-6).

One day when Jesus was walking on the water, Simon Peter was not sure if he was seeing the Lord.

Peter said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” When Jesus told him to come, he walked on the water until he took his eyes of Jesus and began to sink. Jesus caught him and said, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:22-31)

Simon Peter did allow his little faith to grow.

He told Christians that being very diligent, we should add to our faith: virtue, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, godliness, brotherly kindness, and love (2 Peter 1:5-8).

Faith comes from hearing the Word of God (Romans 10:17), and must work or else it is dead (James 2:20).

The book of Hebrews gives us the importance of faith.

It is defined as the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1).

Without it, one cannot please God because we must believe that He is, and He rewards those that diligently seek Him (Hebrews 11:6).

We must remain faithful until death to receive the crown of life (Revelation 2:10), all the while looking unto Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:1-2).

Do you have Faith in Jesus?