Fan the Flames of Faith

Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

 

~~Habakkuk 1:2-3; 2:2-4~~Psalm 95~~2 Timothy 1:6-8, 13-14~~Luke 17:5-10~~

 

If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

 

Jesus is 'word' made flesh. He spoke to us his eternal words of life.
All that he said and did while walking and teaching
among the people came from the Father.
A single word from him is more than enough to work a miracle.
We have been given the gift of faith so that when we
hear his voice we may believe.

...the just one, because of his faith, shall live.

Even in our darkest times,
 when we may feel abandoned our faith
 in the words of God will give us strength to persevere.
We have many instances recorded for us in the Bible
as proof that even just a tiny seed of faith will be better than none.
 

 ...God did not give us a spirit of cowardice...

 

The seventy two disciples returned exhilarated...
 Bursting to give testimony
of exactly what they were able to accomplish because of their faith.

...do not be ashamed of your testimony to our Lord...

When was the last time you shared your personal testimony?
 How have you experienced God working in your life
 because of your faith?

 

 

 The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith."

Jesus replies simply that if you have faith even as tiny as a mustard
seed you can do great things. 

Since faith is a gift from God it is up to the receiver as to how it will be used.
As with any gift you can just keep faith in the box or save it for later. 

 I suggest that the more you use your faith the stronger it will become.
You can increase your own faith...just by using it.

Every time we tap into this gift of our faith all that
we can do is thank God.
The more faith you have the more faith your will have going forward.

 Blessings come in exercising our faith as often as possible.