December 27, 2025
Daily Devotional:
“The Fuel for Our Faith”
Romans 10:17
"So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
We often treat faith like an emotion, something we either "feel" or we don't. We wait for a mountain-top experience or a sign from heaven to make our faith feel strong. But Paul reveals a practical, almost mechanical truth about how faith actually works, it is fed through the ears.
Think of your faith like a fire. A fire doesn't stay lit on its own; it requires a constant supply of oxygen and wood. According to this verse, the "fuel" for your spiritual fire is the Word of God. The Problem with Noise, when we are constantly "hearing" things, social media feeds, the news, our own self-doubts, or the opinions of others. If we feed our minds only with the "noise" of the world, our faith will naturally starve. The Power with the Word, when we read, listen to, or speak the Scriptures, something supernatural happens. The Greek word used here for "word" is rhema, which often refers to a "spoken" or "living" word. It’s the idea of God’s truth being whispered directly into our current situation.
Faith doesn't come from striving harder; it comes from listening better. When you fill your ears with what God has said, your heart naturally begins to believe what God can do. To understand how faith grows, think of it as a continuous loop of The Faith Cycle. We find the Source in God’s Word through the Bible. The Intake in hearing by reading aloud, listening to sermons, and meditation.The end result is faith of a settled confidence in God.
What was the first thing you "heard" this morning? Was it a notification on your phone or a verse of Scripture? Notice how it affected your mood. Today, pick a verse and read it out loud to yourself. There is power in hearing the truth spoken in your own voice. When a fearful thought says, "I won't make it," counter it by hearing the Word and replace to recite the narrative to speak life with a Bible verse not with our minds but with our hearts.