Growing FaithbyW. V. GrantContents1 I Dont Have The Faith..........................................................52 I Am Reaping What I Sowed...............................................35Chapter I1 I Dont Have The FaithAnother very ommone!"#e that #ome we$$%meaning peop$e "#e to &eep 'rom o(taining hea$ing i# that they do not have the 'aith. They may #ay it in another way ("t #ti$$ it ha# the#amemeaning. Itmay#o"nd$i&ethi#) *I' Io"$d+"#t gra#p the 'aith., Some #ay) *-ray that I wi$$ have the 'aith., Thi# i# a very ommon e!"#e) and #ti$$ #ome 'ai$ to rea$i.e that the devi$ i# giving them that e!"#e +"#t a# he i# giving mi$$ion#o'#inner#e!"#e#to&eepthem'rom(eing#aved. He give# many e!"#e# to &eep them 'rom reeiving the Ho$y /ho#t. He i# a #$y o$d devi$. I' 0e#"# had to 1"ote #ript"re# to him to overome him) then Im #"re that we are no (etter than 0e#"#. I' yo" want to overome him) and have 'aith to overomehim) +"#t (eginto $oo&into theWord o'/od and #ee i' that e!"#e wi$$ #tand. 2"ote /od# Word to the devi$ and he wi$$ '$ee.Everyone Has FaithThe 3ord te$$# "# that He ha# given everyone a mea#"re o' 'aith.1When yo" te$$ me that yo" do not have the 'aith I wi$$ a#& yo" what yo" did with the 'aith /od ha# given yo". Thean#wertothi#1"e#tion'ormanypeop$ei#thattheir 'aith ha# died.What do yo" mean4 Do yo" mean to te$$ me that 'aith an die4 5e#) that i# +"#t what I want to te$$ yo". How an yo"r 'aith die4 The 3ord #ay# when yo" 1"it doing thing#'or/odyo"r'aithwi$$ die. Faithwitho"t wori# 1... according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith 6Rom. 12738.5Growing Faithdead.2 I' yo" want yo"r 'aith to ome a$ive +"#t (egin wor&ing 'or /od. 9(ey Him and do tho#e thing# He ha# (een a#&ing yo" to do: then He wi$$ (egin to do the thing# yo" have (een a#&ing Him to do. That i# the way to have 'aith. For yo" have no rea#on to (e$ieve Him 'or thing#) or $aim Hi# promi#e) i' yo" do not meet Hi# ondition#. ;very promi#e ha# a ondition. ;very time 0e#"# #tarted to wor& a mira$e in the 8.3 WeareboundtothankGodalwaysforyou, brethren, asit ismeet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly... 6II The#. 1738.?I Dont Have The Faiththi# (read #ha$$ never h"nger.@ That doe# not mean that yo" wi$$ #tay in good ondition (y +"#t eating o' thi# (read one per wee&) or one per month. How wo"$d yo"r (a(y do i' yo" +"#t 'ed it one a wee& or one eah month4 S"ppo#e yo" 'ed it$ot#todayandinawee&'romnow'eedit'ivemea$#at one. It o"$dnt dige#t it. Remem(er the Word o' /od i# the (read o' 3i'e. We #ho"$d eat it reg"$ar$y. We give o"r#e$ve# to 0e#"# a$$ at one) or #ho"$d) and He give# Him#e$' to "# day (y day.What wo"$dhappeni' yo"'edthe (a(y+"#t $i&e yo" #ho"$d) and never give it anything to drin&4 We a$$ &now it wo"$d die. What do yo" mean (y that4 0"#t thi#7 The Spirit i# thewatero'3i'e.5A#(readwi$$not&eep"#a$ivewitho"t water) #o the Word wi$$ not &eep yo"r 'aith a$ive "n$e## yo" have the Spirit o' /od. The $etter &i$$eth("t the Spirit ma&etha$ive. 5o"m"#t havetheSpirit a$#o. Itwi$$ wor& (oth way#. 5o" &now that a(a(y annot$ive onthewater witho"t the(read: #oyo"r'aithannot $iveontheSpirit witho"t the Word.0e#"# #aid yo" do great$y err (y not &nowing the Sript"re#northepowero' /od. What madetheapo#t$e# men o' great 'aith 'or mira$e#4 They gave them#e$ve# ontin"a$$ytotheWordo' /odandprayer. I' wea(idein HimandHi#Worda(ide#in"#weanhavewhateverwe a#& o' Him.?David#aid no p$ag"e o"$dome nigho"r dwe$$ing i' we wo"$d ma&e hi# tr"th o"r #hie$d and ("&$er and wo"$d a(ide inthe #eret p$ae o' the mo#t High.> @ Thisisthatbreadwhichcamedownfromheaven...ethateatethof this bread shall live forever 60ohn ?75A8.5 !utwhosoeverdrinkethofthewaterthat"shall givehimshall not thirst# but the water that " shall give him shall be in him a well of water s$ringing u$ into everlasting life 60ohn @71@8.?"f ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will,and it shall be done unto you 60ohn 157>8.> e that dwelleth in the secret $lace of the most igh shall abide under the shadow of the %lmighty... e shall cover thee with is feathers, and under is wings shall thoutrust& is truthshall bethyshieldand >Growing FaithThere'ore) wem"#t have(oththeWordandtheSpirit to grow)+"#ta#the(a(y #ho"$dhave(oththe waterandthe (readtogrow. I' we'eedo"r'aithonthewater andthe (read a# o'ten) and a# reg"$ar$y) a# we do o"r (odie# we wi$$ have more 'aith. Dont yo" have a reg"$ar time to eat and to #$eep4 I' yo" o"nt yo"r #o"$ a# important a# yo"r (ody then remem(er that 'aith wor thro"gh the #o"$ when yo"r 'aith i# a$ive. Feed yo"r #o"$ a# o'ten) and a# reg"$ar$y) a# yo" do yo"r (ody and yo" wi$$ have $ive 'aith.I' yo" depend on the Spirit a$one yo" wi$$ get o'' into 'a$#e imagination#. /od hate# vainimagination#. 5o" wi$$ get vi#ion# and new $ight# not aording to the Word o' /od. A$$ yo"r reve$ation# m"#t (e aording to /od# Word) or i# it not o'/od)andi# o'thewrong#pirit.I'yo" havea reve$ation that it i# not/od# Wi$$ to hea$ yo") then that reve$ation i# not aording to /od# Word) and i# given (y the wrong #pirit.I' yo" depend on the Word a$one then yo" may a$#o get o'' into 'a$#e dotrine#. He that doeth the wi$$ o' /od &noweth the dotrine.AHe that doeththe Word ha# 'aith'or hi# hea$ing. 5o" ant "nder#tand /od# Word i' yo" do not o(ey it. There are $ot#o' peop$e who#tand on the #treet orner# andarg"etheWordo'/odwhodont&now whattheyare ta$&inga(o"t) (ea"#etheydonot doHi#wi$$. Thedevi$ 1"ote# Sript"re#. " am the 5ord& that is my name& and my glory will " not give to another,neither my $raise to graven images 6I#. @27A8.1BGrowing Faithover town yo" meet "p with) that yo" wi#h yo" o"$d (e$ieve him. S"ppo#e I wo"$d hearyo"#ayingthi#)*Iwi#h Io"$d (e$ieve my h"#(and. I have tried and tried #o hard to (e$ieve him) ("t I +"#t ant., I wo"$d 'orm the opinion very #oon that yo"hada$iar'orah"#(and. 5o"o"$dnt tr"#t him. He m"#t(e"ntr"etoyo". 5o"m"#thavetriedhimoverand over) and he ha# $ied to yo" #o m"h yo" have gotten to the p$aethatyo"antdependonanythinghe#ay#anymore. -ro(a($yhei#adr"n&ardanda$iar) oraheat. Gowi'I wo"$ddrawthat opiniono' yo"rh"#(and(yhearingyo" ma&e#"h#tatement#a(o"t him) what opiniondopeop$e 'orm o' /od) who have never &nown Him) i' yo" ma&e p"($i the #tatement that yo" wi#h yo" o"$d (e$ieve Him ("t +"#t ant.They thin& He ha# (een "n'air inHi# dea$ing#)or at $ea#t they are not entied to ome and tr"#t in the 3ord.3A3et#(eare'"$nottoin#"$t/od$i&ethat) 'ortheway #pirit"a$ $aw# 6that (ring "# ($e##ing and an#wer#8 operate i# ono"r on'idene inHim. Go wonder that He p"t# the "n(e$iever#withthem"rderer#andad"$terer#anda$$the (adpeop$e.3BHn(e$ie'i#o'thedevi$and/odi#again#tit. That i# the rea#on /od #ay# that he that (e$ieveth not #ha$$ (e damned.@CHe '"rther #ay# he that (e$ieveth not /od) ha# madeHima$iar.@1Hewi$$notwor&'or"#whenwema&e Him a $iar.I have never $ied to my wi'e. And #he ha# no rea#on 'or 3A 'or " am 6ealous over you with godly 6ealousy& for " have es$oused you to one husband, that " may $resent you as a chaste virgin to *hrist6II Eor. 117283B... how that the 5ord having saved the $eo$le out of the land of Egy$t,afterward destroyed them that believed not 60"de 58.!ut the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and the whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their $art in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone&which is the second death 6Rev. 217A8.@C... but he that believeth not shall be damned 6=&. 1?71?8.@1e that believeth on the )on of God hath the witness in himself& he that believeth not God hath made im a liar#... 6I 0ohn 571C8.2CI Dont Have The Faithnot (e$ieving me. I' I wo"$d go to her today and te$$ her that I had (o"ght and paid 'or a new oat down at a ertain #tore) and te$$ her to get it whi$e #he i# in town) I (e$ieve #he wo"$d go in and a#& 'or the oat witho"t 'ee$ing that #he wo"$d (e deniedthe oat)or(e em(arra##ed when #he a#&ed 'or her new oat. I(e$ieve that (e'ore #hereahed town #he wo"$d te$$ her $ady 'riend# #he met on the #treet) *I have a new oat down at that #tore) and I m"#t go (y a'ter it.,Gowi' my wi'e ha# on'idene $i&e that inme why #ho"$dnt we have on'idene in o"r &ind) tr"th'"$) Heaven$y Father4 3et# te$$ peop$e that o"r hea$ing i# (o"ght and paid 'or) and it i# o"r#.I' my wi'e #aid #he had a new oat (e'ore #he #aw it on thegro"nd#thatitwa#paid'or) thenwean#aythatwe haveo"rhea$ingonthegro"nd#that it i#paid'or) even (e'ore we #ee it.I o"$d go a#tep '"rther and #ay Igive a reeipt to my wi'e where I paid 'or the oat. The merhant# name i# #igned meaning that the oat wa# paid 'or in '"$$. How an #he &eep 'rom (e$ieving4 I' #he wo"$d (e$ieve in me why #ho"$d we not (e$ievein/od4-hi$ippian#@71Bi#a$earreeipt thatwe have a$$ we need.@2 I#aiah 5375 i# a reeipt that o"r hea$ing i# paid'or. Fir#t -eter272@i#areeipt that o"rhea$ingi#)*-aid in F"$$.,@35e#) a$$ my wi'e m"#t do i# to +"#t go a'ter the oat. I' #he (e$ieve# it i# there #he wi$$ go a'ter it. There'ore) a$$ we m"#t do i# go a'ter o"r hea$ing. I' yo" rea$$y (e$ieve /od) yo" wi$$ ome a'ter it. 5o" wi$$ not go aro"nd te$$ing peop$e that yo" +"#t ant (e$ieve /od. 5o" wi$$ not #ay) *I am going to go "p @2!ut my God shall su$$ly all your needs according to his riches in glory by *hrist (esus 6-hi$. @71B8.@3!utewaswoundedforourtransgressions, ewasbruisedforour ini:uities& the chastisementofour$eacewas u$onim# andwithis stri$es we are healed 6I#. 53758.Who is own self bare our sins in is own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness& by whose stri$es ye were healed 6I -eter 272@8.21Growing Faiththere and #ee i' I get anything., 5o" wi$$ not #ay) *I' it i# 'or me) I want it., 5o" wi$$ #ay) *I am going a'ter my hea$ing., And yo" wi$$ arry it (a& with yo". /$oryF!ut he that believeth not shall be damned 6=&. 1?71?(8.@A%nd straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears.5ord " believe# hel$ thou mine unbelief 6=&. B72@8.2@I Dont Have The Faithan honor to go aro"nd and te$$ the poor peop$e who want to tr"#t /od that they do not have the 'aith. Tr"$y it honor# no one ("t #atan to ma&e #"h remar.Go" !evea)s Hi%se), to FaithJery o'ten #omeone ome# aro"nd) who i# very .ea$o"# 'or the3ord) and#ay##omething$i&ethi#7 *Iwi#hyo"wo"$d pray'oraertainKin"ra($e downinaertain#etiono' town. They are a$$ "n(e$iever#. I' /od wo"$d +"#t hea$ him to #how them He anF They wo"$d a$$ (e$ieve in /od then.,In the 'ir#t p$ae /od doe# not revea$ Him#e$' to "n(e$ie'. He revea$# Him#e$' to 'aith. He re'"#e# to wor& 'or the one# who ma&e Him a $iar.We are #"ppo#ed to (e$ieve the Word o' /od.The wor$d #ay#)*#howmeandIwi$$ (e$ieve.,The3ord#ay#) *8.?3To another faith by the same )$irit#to another gifts of healing by the same )$irit 6I Eor. 127B8. 6See note @8.?@!ut without faith it is im$ossible to $lease him& for he that cometh to Godmustbelievethateis, andthateisarewarderofthemthat diligently seek im 6He(. 117?8.3@Chapter II. I #% !eaping /hat I (owe"We$$) i' the Devi$ ant ome at "# one way) he wi$$ another. Thi# e!"#e i# hard$y worth on#idering: ("t we wi$$ ta&e "p +"#t a $itt$e #pae with it. For there are peop$e who wi$$ "#e thi# 'aith%de#troying e!"#e. ;ven i' they do not #ay itwiththeirmo"th#theywi$$ haveitintheirmind#. 5o" may never &now it) ("t they wi$$ ($ame them#e$ve# with their a''$ition# (y #aying they are reaping what they #owed.They thin& that i# the way to (e h"m($e. The 3ord te$$# "# in #o many p$ae# that a Ehri#tian an get to the p$ae where it wo"$d have been better if he had never known the way of righteousness.A (rotheran #in a #in "nto death. A Ehri#tian an 'a$$ away) ommit the "npardona($e #in) get pa#t 'ee$ing#) have a repro(ate mind) ?>!ut if the wicked turn from his sins that he hath committed, and kee$ all mystatutes, anddothat whichislawfulandright, heshallsurely live, he shall not die. %ll his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be remembered unto him& in his righteousness that he has done he shall live... !ut again when the wicked man turneth fromhis wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive.3 !ut when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth ini:uity, and doeth according to alltheabominations thatthewicked mandoeth, shall helive7 %llhis righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned... and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die 6;.e&. 1A721%2@8.3>Growing Faithreeiveade$"#ion) havetheir on#iene#eared) or get a #ed"ing #pirit.?AIt i# po##i($e to #owwheat and reap thorn#.?BThat happen# when a righteo"# man t"rn# 'rom hi# righteo"#ne## and ommit# #in.I' that i# tr"e) it i# a$#o tr"e that we an #owthorn#andreapwheat. There'oreawi&edman) i'he aept#0e#"#) anenterintotheharve#t 'orwhihother# have $a(ored) and not have to reap what he #ow#.>CInthe#ame#ript"rewhih #ay# wewi$$reapwhatwe #ow -a"$ goe# on to e!p$ain in d"e #ea#on we wi$$ reap what we #ow) i' we 'aint not. In other word# a per#on who 'aint#) and#top#wor&ing'or/od) wi$$notreapwhathe#ow#. I' that i# tr"e) it i# a$#o tr"e that yo" an #top wor&ing 'or the Devi$ and go to wor&ing 'or /od) and not have to reap what yo" #owed 'or the Devi$. >1Dont yo" &now that yo" an hange a weed path into a orn path4 Aordingto yo"r arg"ment) a piee o' gro"nd) when#owninweed#) anneverhaveanythinggrownonit e!ept weed#.Go) yo" an hange itintoaorn path.5o" an get rid o' the weed#./et rid o' yo"r weed# o' e!"#e# and do"(t#) and #ow the good #eed o' the Word o' /od) and yo" wi$$ reap a harve#t o' 'aith and hea$ingFAording to yo"r arg"ment) i' a per#on i# hea$thy when he i# yo"ng he an never (e #i& when he (eome# o$d. It# a poor r"$e that wi$$ not wor& (oth way#. 5o" an hange yo"r weed path into a orn path.?AR"n the#e re'erene# 'or proo'7 6II -eter 27218: 6I 0ohn 571?8: 6He(.. ?71%?8: 6;ph. @71B8: 6Rom. 1721) 2A8: 6I Tim. @71%?8) et.?BThey have sown wheat, but they shall rea$ thorns... 60er. 127138.>C" sent youtorea$that whereonyebestowednolabour& othermen laboured,, and ye entered into their labors 60ohn @73A8.>1%nd let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season we shall rea$, if we faint not 6/a$. ?7B8.3AI Am Reaping What I SowedLet the /or" Be (own=anytime#wean#owtodayandreaptomorrow. 5o" an (rea& the $aw# o' hea$th today and reap #i&ne## tomorrow. Have yo" not reaped yo"r rop4 Gow yo" an #ow another rop.I have #een the Word (ring a harve#t the #ame day it wa# #own./od# Word i# the #eed.=any time# it wi$$ reap very rapid$y. Whi$e -eter wa# yet #pea&ing) the Ho$y /ho#t 'e$$ on a$$ themthat heard the Word. When -hi$$ip went and preahed0e#"#tothepeop$e) hereapedaharve#t onthe #ametrip. Thi#happenedmanytime#inthe5WhenHe'orgive#He'orget#. That wo"$d in$"de a$$ o' yo" and any(odyF Than& /od 'or Hi# /raeFHere i# ?'ools because of their ini:uities are afflicted. Their souls abhorreth all manner of meats& and they draw near unto the gates of death. Then they cryuntothe5ordintheirtrouble, andhesaveththemout of their distress. esent isword%+@E%5E@TE4, anddeliveredthem from their destructions 6-#. 1C>71>%2C8.@250 Each or Twelve Books for $5. 00