8.55 Faith comes by hearing the Word of God
Last Friday, we shared that without faith, it is impossible to please God. But how do we grow in faith? How do we grow from faith to faith?
We can grow in faith by growing in the knowledge of grace in Christ. When we know more about what Christ has done for us, our faith will grow in response. We can grow to believe Jesus as our Savior, our Healer, our Baptizer in the Holy Spirit, our Provider, our Protector, etc. If we do not know what Christ has done, our faith cannot grow.
Rom 10:17 (NKJV) says that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. The Word of God in this context is actually the gospel (refer to Rom 10:15). The New Century Version declares, “So faith comes from hearing the Good News, and people hear the Good News when someone tells them about Christ.”
Therefore, it means that we need to hear what Christ has accomplished for us through the preaching of the Word, so that our faith can grow in response to the knowledge of grace. We have to read the Bible with the revelation of the finished work of Christ. If we take out the cross from the Bible, we are left with the law which is not of faith. Jesus is the focus of the Bible!
There are two important keys. Firstly, it is important to sit under anointed teaching which unveils the finished work of Christ. Romans 10:14-15 talks about us hearing from the preacher of the gospel of Jesus. New Covenant preachers of grace will build faith in the hearts of the people.
(Romans 10:14-15)
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a PREACHER? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who PREACH THE GOSPEL of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
Secondly, it is not a one-time hearing of God’s Word; we have to keep hearing it every day and every week. On a daily basis, we can meditate on the finished work of Christ. When we mediate, we are feeding on Jesus, the living Word. We meditate on who we are in Christ, what we have in Christ, and what we can accomplish in Christ.
When we keep hearing God’s Word, faith comes…When fiery darts are shot at us, we can stand up on who we are in Christ. When we are faced with a mountain of problems, we know what we have in Christ. When God asks us to do something, we know what we can accomplish in Christ. The faith that is in our heart through Jesus will carry us through. We stand tall for Him and we do mighty things through Him.
We can grow in faith by growing in the knowledge of grace in Christ. When we know more about what Christ has done for us, our faith will grow in response. We can grow to believe Jesus as our Savior, our Healer, our Baptizer in the Holy Spirit, our Provider, our Protector, etc. If we do not know what Christ has done, our faith cannot grow.
Rom 10:17 (NKJV) says that faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God. The Word of God in this context is actually the gospel (refer to Rom 10:15). The New Century Version declares, “So faith comes from hearing the Good News, and people hear the Good News when someone tells them about Christ.”
Therefore, it means that we need to hear what Christ has accomplished for us through the preaching of the Word, so that our faith can grow in response to the knowledge of grace. We have to read the Bible with the revelation of the finished work of Christ. If we take out the cross from the Bible, we are left with the law which is not of faith. Jesus is the focus of the Bible!
There are two important keys. Firstly, it is important to sit under anointed teaching which unveils the finished work of Christ. Romans 10:14-15 talks about us hearing from the preacher of the gospel of Jesus. New Covenant preachers of grace will build faith in the hearts of the people.
(Romans 10:14-15)
How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a PREACHER? And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written:
“How beautiful are the feet of those who PREACH THE GOSPEL of peace,
Who bring glad tidings of good things!”
Secondly, it is not a one-time hearing of God’s Word; we have to keep hearing it every day and every week. On a daily basis, we can meditate on the finished work of Christ. When we mediate, we are feeding on Jesus, the living Word. We meditate on who we are in Christ, what we have in Christ, and what we can accomplish in Christ.
When we keep hearing God’s Word, faith comes…When fiery darts are shot at us, we can stand up on who we are in Christ. When we are faced with a mountain of problems, we know what we have in Christ. When God asks us to do something, we know what we can accomplish in Christ. The faith that is in our heart through Jesus will carry us through. We stand tall for Him and we do mighty things through Him.
posted by Joshua Lye @ 10:51 PM
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