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NASB | Luke 17:5 ¶ The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 17:5 ¶ The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith [our ability to confidently trust in God and in His power]." |
Bible Question: how to increase faith |
Bible Answer: I refer you to John 15: 1-8. Do not seek to glorify yourself. Be perfect as Christ is perfect. The Only Begotten Son of the Father seeks only to glorify the Father. So should we seek to abide in the Son and bear fruit in accordance with His will, in order that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Pray to the Father in the name of the Son - will He not give the Holy Spirit to those who ask it of Him? And will not the one true God, the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, lead you in paths of righteousness for His name's sake. And if He does this, will you not have what you seek? For how does one live a holy life in the world - to be fully sanctified out of this world - to be in the world and yet not of the world? Is it not only by confessing our complete incompetence to do anything on our own, and therefore invite Him to take over - to trust in the Lord with all of our heart, and lean not unto our own understanding. To love Him and keep His commandments, even when rationality, logic and intelligence tell us otherwise. Is that not the life of faith? Will not every persection you take as you live for Him the sanctified life increase your faith? Do not create for yourself crosses to bear - the true cross is the one you do not ask for - it is the unrequested miseries of life that force us to rely fully on Him - there we grow in faith, grace, and intimate communion with Him through the power of His Holy Spirit. If you are counted worthy to share in His sufferings (and we all are in accordance with His grace to us) you will grow in faith. And, if you suffer because of your own sins, as you find yourself forgiven and resurrected by the power of His atoning sacrifice on the Cross, your faith is sure to increase such that you can strengthen others when you recover. I regret that this was exactly Jesus instruction to Peter after the warning that he would deny Him three times. Yes, even Peter had weak faith. Yes, over time, through trials and blessings, it increased. And, yes, in the end, it was Christ who was glorified in his life, his preaching and his death. Seek to follow in the footsteps of Peter. Ask Christ in prayer to increase your faith, fill you with His Spirit, and make you holy, in order that you may abide in Him, and He may glorify the Father in your abiding. |
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