To grow in faith, we focus on the teachings of Jesus. Read Matthew 28:19. Once we have our focus on Jesus, we learn Jesus’ teachings and apply them to our daily living. Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior, the Son of the Living God. Jesus was also a teacher. Jesus taught through parables, commandments, his actions, and his character. When Jesus told a parable, it was to help us understand how to be more like him. When Jesus gave a commandment, it was to help us grow to be more like him. When Jesus acted, his disciples imitated him. When the disciples saw the character of Jesus, they tried to develop the same character traits within themselves. We saw compassion through his touching of the untouchables. We saw love when he sacrificed his life for us. We saw hope when he was resurrected. Before ascending to heaven, he gave us the Great Commission: "Make disciples by baptizing them and teaching them to obey everything I’ve commanded." We have a lot of Jesus’ words recorded in the New Testament. In order to fully understand and follow Jesus’ teachings, we must read and reread Jesus’ words until they become part of our inner being. Jesus was the ultimate example of faith. The goal of a disciple is to be more like Jesus. We want our faith to be like the faith of Jesus. Know Jesus and follow Jesus’ commands in order to grow your faith.

Lord Jesus, give us the motivation to study your commands in the Holy Bible. Let our words, actions, and character be more like Jesus each day. By the power of your Spirit, help us to grow in faith. Amen.