““. . . . because your faith is growing abundantly . . . .””

— 2 Thessalonians 1:3

I know it seems like a funny question to ask, but does faith grow? Is faith just something we have or don’t have? You could even make an argument that faith is a gift of God. So is is static or dynamic?

Well, Paul makes clear that our personal faith can grow. He is writing to the Thessalonians and he is praising God for them, specifically the growth of their faith. “We ought always to give thanks to God for you brothers, as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.” Paul has heard or observed that their faith was growing.

Quick question: Is your faith growing? I your personal relationship with God increasing in intimacy? I your dependence deepening? Is your reliant on self fading steadily while Jesus becomes more and more important in your life? I praying that it is.