“(Abraham) staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief: but was strong in faith, giving glory to God.”
Abraham is an example of almost any good thing that I can think of because he was “strong in faith, and giving glory to God.” Building a strong faith is similar to building a strong body. Let me give you some examples of what I mean: First, to build a strong body, or strong faith, we have to exercise. We exercise our faith in Christ by using it. When Abraham was called to literally start a new people of God by going where God told him to go, he did it. Abraham took a step of faith, and after Genesis 12, the whole Old Testament is about what he started. Abraham could not have done the great things that he did if he had faint faith. We will never know what Christ can do with our faith until be obey Him, and do what he wills us to do. When is the last time you really exercised your faith? I’m not implying that you have not exercised your faith; I’m just asking you to think about. It. Your faith will not be strong until you exercise it. We grow strong bodies by eating right. We need to be careful what we put into our bodies if we want them to be stronger. Our faith is made stronger by our spiritual diet. For example, how much time do you spend reading and studying your Bible? I’m not implying that you have not spent time in your Bible, I am just asking you to think about it. Naturally, your diet of prayer will make a difference in the strength of your faith. Do you take advantage of all of the opportunities that you have to talk with Jesus, and listen with your heart to what He says? I have discovered that I can pray any time, or wherever I am. You can think a prayer, and Jesus will hear it and will answer. It is good to have a special time and place to pray, but we can pray any time at any place! Our bodies grow stronger when we take time to rest. To grow stronger in our faith, we need to obey Jesus and come to Him for rest. This is what He said in Matthew 11:28-30: “Come unto me all ye who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest. 29. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Our rest in Him is in our service for Him and letting Him minister to the world through us. We need to lean on Jesus each day, and depend on Him to rest our souls and strengthen our faith. Learn to lean on Jesus, talk to Him, read His word, and worship Him on a daily basis. You will find that His strength is adequate for successful service in His kingdom. Take Jesus’ invitation and go to Him for rest and strength. Exercise your faith through Bible study, prayer and worship. Get under His “yoke” and let Him use you and strengthen you in your service for Him. Bro. Joe
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