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Increase our faith…

And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you…

…But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do...Luke 17:5-10.


How do you develop faith to move a tree into the sea? Jesus said the tree would obey if they had enough faith to do so. Then uses an illustration of being a servant. Jesus has said in other places that the greatest in the kingdom of Heaven is the servant. How can a servant develop great faith? Have you ever prayed down a miracle…a blessing? These apostles were given power to heal and do miracles in Luke 10…then asked after doing miracles to have their faith increased.


Jesus said as concerning servants when you done all you can think of say we are unprofitable servants…because we are in a Monarchy in the Kingdom of Heaven where God is Supreme…the greatest you and I could be is a servant to the King of Kings. We can never tell God what to do…but perhaps we can learn to tell a tree to plant itself into the sea and will obey us. Jesus was talking to the Apostles which had been miracle workers then tells them the best they could ever be is to be a servant. Even the creation will obey your faith in me…as you serve the King of Kings.


Prayer

Father thank you for our faith in You and Your Son, please meet our deepest needs concerning faith and our soul…in Jesus of Nazareth’s name amen.


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