Great faith. Little faith. What is great faith? What is little faith? Once we have faith and believe, God saves us. We can’t lose faith. What does Spurgeon mean by great faith and little faith?
Matthew 15:28
“Then Jesus said
to her, ‘Woman, you have great faith! Your request is granted.’ And
her daughter was healed at that moment.”
Biblerepository.com: Matthew 15:28 is a verse that highlights the incredible faith of a woman seeking Jesus’ help for her daughter . . . Jesus calls her faith ‘great,’ which is significant because it is a rare acknowledgment from Him . . . The reference to her faith being great suggests that this woman, despite not being part of the Jewish community, understood who Jesus was and what He could do. Her position as a Gentile, a Canaanite, was one that could have led to feelings of being an outsider or unworthy. Yet, her faith surpassed any barriers of nationality or social standing. She believed that Jesus had the authority and ability to heal her daughter and was not deterred despite the initial silence from Jesus . . . Complete belief in Jesus will bring you great faith.
Believing in Jesus. This women knew who Jesus was and
believed He had the authority and ability to do what she asked. It’s as simple
as that. We believe or we don’t.
RedeemingGod.com: The terms “Great faith” and
“Little faith” simply mean this: Some truths are easy to believe while
others are difficult. If you believe something that is difficult to believe,
then you have great faith. If you do not believe something that is relatively
easy to believe, then you have little faith . . . You and I do not have faith
containers in our souls which overflow when our faith is great but are nearly
empty when our faith is little. Faith does not work like that . . . Great faith
and little faith have nothing to do with the size,
amount, or degree of faith . . . Rather, the terms “great faith”
and “little faith” describe the difficulty of the truths that are believed.
How much do you believe? As children of God and believers in
Jesus, we must have complete belief. That is when we’ll have peace, hope and
strength to endure while we wait on God.
Great faith isn’t hard to have. Anyone can have it. There’s
no such thing as choosing what you believe. You either believe or you don’t. Believe!
“Great faith will bring heaven to your soul.” You’re
always connected. Heaven is at your fingertips. Jesus is with you all the time.
Determine to have “great” faith without any doubts. There is no such
thing as “little” faith. Always believe. Always trust. And always thank
God for His great gift of faith!
By His Grace . . .
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