TALKING STONES

Luke 17: 5

And the Apostles said unto the LORD, "Increase our faith".

 

GOD IS FULL OF FAITH; HAVE FAITH IN GOD

 

The word "faithful" has always carried a meaning for me, "full of faith". When something is full, there is no room for anything else; GOD is full of faith, therefore He does not question or doubt, He just does what is right. When we give back to GOD that gift of faith which He gives us, He fills us more and more with His faith until we are "full of faith" or "faithful" as He is faithful.

 

When the Apostles asked the LORD to increase their faith, they were confessing a lack of faith within themselves. They were asking the right person to increase their faith, because JESUS is the one who imparts faith by the Holy Spirit. They were incorrect in assuming that they did not have enough faith. When GOD gives a gift, He gives it in abundance, not in small measures. To access the gift to the fullest, one must BELIEVE THEY HAVE IT.

 

In the next verse JESUS says that if they had faith as a grain of mustard seed, they would say to the sycamore tree be uprooted and thrown in the sea and it would happen.  The grain of mustard seed is very small, but when put in the ground (planted) it grows into a big tree. What JESUS is saying is, you have all you need, now plant it and watch it grow. Use what you have and you will see abundance.

 

Faith is the visible stone which contains the invisible rock. Both the visible and the invisible cry out:

GOD IS FAITHFUL; HAVE FAITH IN GOD