Today I want to share Kenneth E. Hagin's "Faith Food". There has been such a lack of understanding about Bible faith, even with all of the 'Faith Teaching' that many of us have heard over the years! Today's devotional is all about faith!
Faith Is Measurable
"When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed, Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel" (Matt. 8:10).
A centurion came to Jesus on behalf of his sick servant. When Jesus said, "I will come and heal him" (Matthew 8:7), the centurion answered, "speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed" (verse 8). Jesus said to him, "Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee" (verse 13). Turning to His disciples, Jesus said, "I have not found so GREAT faith, no, not in Israel" (verse 10).
Therefore, it is possible for a person to develop great faith.
On the other hand, an example of little faith is seen when Peter began to sink after having walked on the water. Jesus chided Peter, saying, "O thou of LITTLE faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" (Matthew 14:31).
If faith can be great, and faith can be little, then faith is measurable!
Here are some scriptures that prove faith is measurable:
Growing faith (2 Thessalonians 1:3)
Weak faith (Romans 4:19)
Strong faith (Romans 4:20)
Rich faith (James 2:5)
Full of faith (Acts 6:5)
Perfect faith (James 2:22)
Unfeigned faith (1 Timothy 1:5)
Shipwrecked faith (1 Tim. 1:19)
Overcoming faith (1 John 5:4).
Confession: My faith is growing. My faith is measuring up to a great faith, strong faith, rich faith, perfect faith, unfeigned faith, overcoming faith; I am full of faith!
Whether or not MY faith grows is only, and completely, up to ME! The same is also true of YOU and YOUR faith! We need to know where faith comes from so that we can DO what needs to be done in order to have faith working in our lives! Romans 10:17:A centurion came to Jesus on behalf of his sick servant. When Jesus said, "I will come and heal him" (Matthew 8:7), the centurion answered, "speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed" (verse 8). Jesus said to him, "Go thy way; and as thou hast believed, so be it done unto thee" (verse 13). Turning to His disciples, Jesus said, "I have not found so GREAT faith, no, not in Israel" (verse 10).
Therefore, it is possible for a person to develop great faith.
On the other hand, an example of little faith is seen when Peter began to sink after having walked on the water. Jesus chided Peter, saying, "O thou of LITTLE faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" (Matthew 14:31).
If faith can be great, and faith can be little, then faith is measurable!
Here are some scriptures that prove faith is measurable:
Growing faith (2 Thessalonians 1:3)
Weak faith (Romans 4:19)
Strong faith (Romans 4:20)
Rich faith (James 2:5)
Full of faith (Acts 6:5)
Perfect faith (James 2:22)
Unfeigned faith (1 Timothy 1:5)
Shipwrecked faith (1 Tim. 1:19)
Overcoming faith (1 John 5:4).
Confession: My faith is growing. My faith is measuring up to a great faith, strong faith, rich faith, perfect faith, unfeigned faith, overcoming faith; I am full of faith!
17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
It is ONLY by HEARING what the Word of God is saying that faith, beginning as a small seed, continues to grow and grow and grow as WE keep hearing and hearing and hearing His Word! No one else can pray faith into us, anoint us with or transfer faith to us! As I said, it is ONLY and COMPLETELY up to each individual, born again believer to develop STRONG faith! AMEN! Let's get to it! Here is Hillsong with an older song called "Faith":
Shalom in Him!
