The question here is, “Do I believe that he has complete authority or not?” That’s how big faith begins. Jesus himself said, “All authority on heaven and on earth has been given to me” (Matthew 28:18). We either believe that or we don’t.

This is the big faith question for the desperate: “Do you believe Jesus is able to do this?” But do we believe that Jesus is able, that’s the question we must answer. And desperation helps.

Maybe we are so used to the ordinariness of life that we have no experience or expectation of Jesus working in power.

Our faith explodes when we keep our eyes on Jesus and his power and his promises and his sovereignty and his call to trust.

Big faith is persistent. It is not put off by disappointment or setbacks or even the seeming silence of God.

There were three types of faith that Jesus described in his response; First there was unbelief; Second, there was the “little faith” of the disciples; Third, there was tiny faith.

Our focus is on Jesus’ statements about faith. At first glance they appear to be concerning. It seems that Jesus was promising that human faith would not only produce miracles but would result in every single prayer being answered. At face value, this is dangerous territory.