Archives: November 2007

Reading:
Luke 17:1-19

I know I have done this (although not very often):

“And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith” (5).

But why should I want increased faith?

To move trees (or mountains)? No, not really. To heal sick people? Well, that would be beyond wonderful, but no. Then why ask for more and stronger faith?

I want to be a better, more pleasing, more faithful servant.

Without faith, there is no way to please God (Hebrews 11:6).

Without faith, there is no way to live faithfully. And since “the just shall live by his faith” (Habakkuk 2:4), I want more faith so I can do more living, justly!

I must remember to ask for (and truly want) more faith. Daily.

Lord, increase my faith.

[But where are the nine? (Luke 17:17)]

from Luke 17:17

A little bit more from Luke 17: Get on With Living

Reading:
Luke 16:15-31

I must have God’s Word.

Without it, how will I know The Way? And the way…to act…to think…to react…to believe…to talk…to live?

Without it, how can I possibly know God? And His thoughts? And His will? And His truth? And His precepts? And His feelings? (Yup, even His feelings!)

But sometimes it seems the Bible has become so common to me. I don’t value it as God does. I begin to “need” something more.

One of the problems with wanting something more is that eventually it will becoming something instead. In other words, that More Thing will have taken the place of God’s Word.

“And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead” (31).

Oh, I don’t ask for someone to come back from the dead to prompt me to follow God’s way. But maybe I depend on a certain book or church or cassette or individual or…. Or maybe it’s a certain author or leader or singer or friend or….

God’s Word is enough!

If it isn’t, nothing else will be enough either.

This then is my commitment: I will hear the Word!

[Is abomination in the sight of God (Luke 16:15)]

from Luke 16:15

A little bit more from Luke 16: So I Will Build on It!