06/05/2020
Growing in faith
An Evidence of a Christian walking with lord (mattew 13:3-9
Introduction
There is more to you being a Christian , tha way we live our Christian Life should be the one reflecting God’s image (Jesus) God is expecting us to grow and not just to be a stagnant , not increasing in Faith according to this text mattew chapter 13:3-9 the sower once invested so much on the seed in the seed he planted and so was expecting a very huge harvest at the end of the season , But on fortunately the reverse was the case God purpose for us as a Christian is that we grow to his status mature in the spirit body and soul becoming the kind of christian he as call us to be,moreover if you call your self a Christian and you are not growing in faith the you are fulfilling God purpose of your calling.
The sower in this text is God and we are the seed he has planted through his word illuminating our heart by his spirit ; when we give our life to him, our faith most grow , our heart must be transform , our thought and actions most reveal Christ (Romans 12:2 8:10 Phil 3:3) Christ has invested so much in your salvation ; he went through the suffering on the cross , he was beaten hard , he sew hell the father rejected him why because he was bearing the sin of world on the cross , His glory he left , he left his throne and he was condemned even to the death of the cross ,note without the cross there is no salvation so Christ on the cross salvation for us his blood purge us and that is while we are save.
Growing: A continuous event, Progressing ,Developing state of something a gradual increase insize shape just like a mother experience her child grow such as her child first day to walk first speech and so on the same thing happen between us and Christ has a mother experience her childs growth Jesus also want us to grow in faith mature in the spirit , growing in faith is a gradual thing but very peculiar to God heart it is development that should take p