And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. (Luke 17:5 KJV)
The apostles asked Jesus to “Increase their faith.” Yet Jesus never tells them how. He tells them, “If you have faith as a grain of
mustard seed…” So can we deduct from this, that what they were asking is impossible? Can our faith be increased?
Paul writes that God has given every man a measure of faith. (Romans 12:3) He then tells us that faith comes by hearing, and hearing, by the Word of God. (Romans 10:17) Why is this so important to our faith? Our minds are constantly being bombarded, whether it is
at work, in from of the television, reading a newspaper, or what others are speaking to us. These things fill our minds, and begin to shape and mold us, whether we believe it or not. No wonder Paul would tell us that transformation comes by renewing our minds. (Romans 12:2)
How can we renew our minds? By filling our minds with the Word of God. When we fill our minds with God things, we find instruction, correction, and it becomes profitable in our lives. Our faith begins to grow and become as we renew our minds with God’s Word. When God shakes the earth, so what, we are standing on God’s Word. When life’s trials and tribulations come our way, we will be able to handle it, because we are standing on God’s Word.
A victorious Christian, a conquering Christian, a devil stomping Christian, a soul winning Christian, a Christian filled with Joy and
Peace, is one who is seeing their faith grow, by constantly renewing their minds with the living Word of God.
