From a Seed to a Tree
ICS Daily Devotions

Through the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:13-20), Jesus has shown us that if we want to grow our faith from the measure of faith that He has given us to great faith, we need to allow the Word of God to grow in our hearts so that it will take root in our lives and develop into a conviction. The devil can easily steal the seed, but it would be hard to uproot a tree. That’s what we should be doing with our faith!

For example, how do you know, are convinced, or believe you are saved?

Romans 10:9-11(NKJV) that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.”

Ephesians 1:13-14 (NKJV) In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.

The above Scriptures contain the seeds of the Word of God concerning the assurance of salvation that are being sown into the hearts of young believers. These Scriptures will assure them of their salvation and enable them to be stable, strong, and convinced that they are saved. They will not have any doubt about their redemption but say with conviction that they have prayed to receive Christ, whether in private or in public. They believed in their hearts and confessed with their mouths that Jesus Christ is their Lord and Saviour. They were given the right to become the children of God when they received Jesus into their hearts. They were sealed with the Holy Spirit, and they belong to God.

All believers have the imputed righteousness of Jesus Christ, which grants them the ability to stand right before God as if they had never sinned. God accepts them based on who they are in Christ. Man’s gift of salvation has nothing to do with what they have done but is purely by the grace of God. The Son of God lives in all believers who now have eternal and abundant lives. Our salvation comes through the blood of Jesus Christ through His work of redemption. All we need to do is believe and accept the gift of righteousness.

This is the fruit of the Word of God in the life of believers who allow the Word of God to assure them of their salvation when they are in doubt. The Word has produced thirty, sixty or a hundredfold in their lives regarding the assurance of salvation. This should work the same way for us when dealing with any other doubts and unbelief in our Christian walks and the deceptions of the evil one. Therefore, allow the seed of the Word to grow into a tree!

Sermon Series：Growing Our Faith In God