by Charles Spurgeon

“Have faith in God.” –Mark 11:22

Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly, but faith is the foot which carries the soul. 

Faith is the oil enabling the wheels of holy and earnest devotion to move well. Without faith, the wheels are taken from the chariot, and we drag heavily.

With faith, I can do all things. Without faith, I won’t have the inclination or the power to do anything in the service of God. If you want to find the men who serve God the best, you must look for the men of the most faith. Little faith will save a man, but little faith cannot do great things for God… 

Would you be comfortable and happy? Would you enjoy religion? Would you have the religion of cheerfulness and not of gloom? Then “have faith in God.” If you love darkness and are satisfied to dwell in gloom and misery, then be content with little faith—but if you love the sunshine, and would sing songs of rejoicing, covet earnestly this amazing gift: great faith.

Adapted from Morning and Evening.