Today’s SPIRITUAL TOOL. – Romans 10:17
No workman tackles a task without the proper tools in his or her toolbox. If you would be spiritual in your journey to eternity, then collect the proper tools for your task. Today’s scripture belongs in your spiritual toolbox.
Romans 10:17
Before we read today’s text, let’s look at a time when even the apostles cried out for this verse.
Luke 17:5-6
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” He replied, “If you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.
What did the apostles ask Jesus to do? They asked him to increase their faith. That is what we all want to do, but Jesus’ answer does not tell them HOW to increase faith. It assures them that faith can grow. Again we say with the apostle, Yes, but HOW.
Our text today answers that HOW.
Romans 10:17
So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The meaning of this verse is so clear that it is easy to understand regardless of the translation one uses. For example, here is how the NIV translates it. “Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word about Christ.”
A person does not increase or grow in their faith because of some event in their life. It is not increased because of an automobile wreck or a health scare. These things remind you of the need for faith, but according to this verse, one grows faith as one reads and hears the word of God.
Do you want to increase your faith? Then, increase the time you spend reading and hearing the word of God.
This verse is a great tool for you to have because you need to use it to grow your own faith and to help those around you grow their faith.
Lonnie Davis