JOYCE MEYER DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR JUNE 1, 2022 ( FAITH IS ACTIVE )
TOPIC : FAITH IS ACTIVE
Today’s Scripture: The apostles said to the Lord, increase our faith (that trust and confidence that spring from our belief in God). – Luke 17:5 (AMPC)
MESSAGE
Many people, maybe even you, pray to have
“great faith,” but it doesn’t come through
prayer alone. It is built little by little as we
step out in obedience to what God has
asked us to do.
He may even ask us to do things we have not had any experience doing or may not totally understand, but as we step out, we experience God’s faithfulness, and our faith grows.
God sometimes gives people a gift of faith
for a certain situation in their lives, but
normally faith becomes great through
experience. Our faith grows deeper,
stronger, and greater as we exercise it.
In the verse for today, the disciples asked
Jesus to increase their faith. He responded
by telling them in Luke 17:6 that they
needed to act on their faith in order for it to
increase. The same is true for us today. One
way we demonstrate our faith is by doing
things; faith often requires action.
Certainly, there are times when God wants us to wait on Him to act on our behalf, but there are other times when we need to prove that we have faith by doing something.
When we want to grow in our faith, we need to be willing to wait expectantly or take action according to God’s Word to us, but our faith will not increase while we do nothing.
Prayer Starter: God, I want to continually
increase my faith. Please prompt me to take
action or to wait expectantly, and help me
to follow Your leadership, amen.