True Faith Grows into a personal relationship, Always!

Mat 13:31-32
(Jesus) said, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone planted in a field. It's one of the smallest seeds. However, when it has grown, it is taller than the garden plants. It becomes a tree that is large enough for birds to nest in its branches."

What is Faith?

Heb 11:1 Faith assures us of things we expect and convinces us of the existence of things we cannot see.

The Father will cause a small amount of faith to grow and grow.

What does a growing faith look like?

A small amount of faith will grow into a personal relationship with the Father. That's why new Christians start reading the bible and studying it; their new belief is causing them to desire to know more. They start going to church because again, they want to know Him more. They start doing different things because their philosophies about life and the world are being changed as they get to know what He thinks about stuff. In this relationship, Our Father is revealing His Heart to us and causing our hearts to look more like His.

* A personal relationship is not knowing about Him, it's knowing Him.

True faith leads to a personal relationship, always. A relationship with us was His desire when He created the world. A relationship with each of us was His desire when He sent His Son. The Father wants us to know Him, and He wants to know us more than anything else. Everything was done for this reason!

Has your faith grown? Has your belief in Jesus caused you to get to know Him?

Warning:

Mat 7:21-23 (MSG)
(Jesus speaking) Knowing the correct password--saying 'Master, Master,' for instance--isn't going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience--doing what my Father wills. I can see it now--at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, 'Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.' And do you know what I am going to say? 'You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves important. You don't impress me one bit. You're out of here.'

Another translation says it like this:

Mat 7:23(GW)
Then I will tell them publicly, 'I've never known you. Get away from me, you evil people.'