Words To Remember - "How To Feed Your Faith"

In II Peter 1:5, the writer says, "For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with goodness, and goodness with knowledge."(NRSV).  In this verse, we see the principle of supporting, furnishing, and feeding our faith.

We need to feed our faith; for without it, we cannot please God, or do His will.  And if we cannot do His will, then we cannot be blessed; for the will of God is the place of blessing.

So how do we feed our faith, so that we can do the will of God, so that we can be in the place of blessing?  Well, I believe that there are four laws that facilitate in the feeding our faith:  1) The Law of Hearing; 2) The Law of Forgiving; 3) The Law of Confessing; and 4) The Law of Doing.

1) The Law of Hearing (Romans 10:14-17).  In these verses, we see faith being connected with the continual hearing of the Word of God.  As we continually hear the Word of God, our faith is fed.

2) The Law of Forgiving (Luke 17:1-6).  In these verses, we see faith being connected with forgivness.  For when Jesus instructed His disciples to forgive, even if sinned against seven times in a day, the apostles asked the Lord to increase their faith.  But Jesus' reply assured them that they could do great things with the little faith they had; yes, even forgive.  As we forgive, our faith is fed.

3)  The Law of Confessing (II Corinthians 4:13).  In this verse, we see faith being connected with what we say or confess that is in line with the Word of God.  As we confess the Word of God, our faith is fed.

4)  The Law of Doing (James 1:22-25; 2:26).  In these verses, we see faith being connected with doing the Word of God.  It is not enough just to hear the Word, but we must ultimately apply the Word.  It is not enough just to say we have faith, but we must ultimately show evidence of our faith.  As we do the Word of God, our faith is fed.