Today : Increased Faith And Love
TODAY’S VERSE
“We ought always to thank God for you, brothers, and rightly so, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love every one of you has for each other is increasing.” II Thessalonians 1:3 (NIV)
TODAY’S THOUGHT
Paul is writing about two marks of a healthy Christian, faith and love. But is not just faith and love, it is faith that is growing more and more and a love that is increasing. But what is a growing faith and love? A growing faith is one that trusts God more and more. It is one that believes God for great and mighty things. It is a faith that trusts even when circumstances scare us to the core. It is a faith that knows God and spends time understanding His love and power. It is a faith that is exercised in prayer and patience trusting God with every circumstance. And growing love, what of that? It is a love that is steeped in action. A love that reaches out to those in need. A love that drops superficiality and replaces it with genuine concern. A growing love is sacrificial and selfless. It is a love that forgives and then forgives again. It is a love prefers others above itself. The Apostle Peter also writes that we are go grow in our faith and love. In his letter he says, “For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Today, ask God to help you increase in your faith and love.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Dear Father, help me exercise more faith. Help me increase in my love. more people. Help my faith and love grow as I serve You. In Jesus’ name.
AMEN
TODAY’S AFFIRMATION & MEDITATION
I am growing in my faith and love
Picture yourself before God needing more faith and love. He looks at you welcoming you to come and fill up with more faith and more love. You bow before Him and He touches you. You feel His love flow through you. You can sense that your faith is increasing. “More dear Jesus” you cry, “More!” God continues to fill you and afterward you are ready to go and use this increased faith and love. As you visualize yourself leaving, in order to live out your life with this increased love and faith, you sense a deep satisfaction and affirm, “I am growing in my faith and love!”