FAITH COMES BY HEARING THE GOSPEL
Faith requires something to believe. It needs an object as it’s anchor. It’s not so much the amount, nor the quality of faith that matters. It’s the reality and quality of the object of one’s faith that counts. The more dependable and true the object, the more faith is verified and grows.
The object of saving faith is the Good News about Jesus. It is the gospel proclaimed that activates a possible faith response in the hearer. It is the gospel heard and believed that brings salvation.
Yet, all this requires the work of the Spirit of God who calls and sends. For the Spirit sends us to proclaim the Good News. And the Spirit calls to open the ears of the hearer that they might believe.
PRAYER: Dear Father, thank You for the gospel and for spiritual ears to hear it and believe. Strengthen us now to proclaim the Good News of Jesus to everyone that they might have faith to believe. In Jesus’ name, amen.