More Faith?

 

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” And the Lord said, “If you had faith like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,” and it would obey you."    Luke 17:5-6 (ESV) Perhaps this is the common cry of all those who follow Christ. We often want to do right, but we seem to lack the courage or the faith to do what we should. We want our faith to be the driving force in our actions. Yet, it seems, as if the actions are trying to prove our faith more than flow from faith. What is it we actually believe, and if we believe it, do we act like it? If we do not act like I,t do we believe it? Do we believe God loves us? Do we believe God is trustworthy? Do we believe God is sovereign? Do we believe God has a plan and will win in the end? Do we believe that God owns all things and that we are just stewards? If so, do we act in accordance to what we say we believe? Are the apostles asking Jesus to give them the easy way to act out what is right? Are they asking Him to make it so they “feel” like doing what they should? Is their faith a feeling? Jesus’ answer is concise. Even if you got it right, really right, in a minuscule way, you would act on what you know to be true. Faith is not a feeling that you need more of, but it is knowledge of truth that drives your action. We do not need more faith; we need more truth.

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