Just Enough Faith

Romans 10:13, “For whosoever shall CALL upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”

I used to wonder if I had enough faith to be saved. What if I didn’t have enough faith at the time I thought I was saved at age 13? What if I didn’t really get saved? How could I know if I had enough faith back then? I cannot even remember my frame of thinking 40 years ago. How do you measure faith? I want to share with you a precious truth that I learned at a church revival as a teenager, that really helped me answer these questions. All the faith you need to be saved is, “JUST ENOUGH!” Let’s look again at Romans 10:13, “For whosoever shall CALL upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” All the faith you need to be saved is just enough to call upon the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! 

The word “call” does not mean to audibly call; but rather, it means to entreat (to call forth). It is the same meaning as the old English term. I used to go to the grocery store with my mother and see a sign that read: “Please call again!” I used to wonder what that meant. We came into their store to shop, we didn't call them on the phone. When I became more educated I understood that it meant something different. The English dictionary provides 26 different meanings of the verb “call.” In the Greek, it simply means to entreat, which simply means that Jesus will save you if you come to Him by faith. John 6:37, “All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”

What a precious promise from God! If we will only call upon the Lord Jesus for salvation, that is all the faith we need to be saved. How much faith do you need to be saved?—JUST ENOUGH! If you have “just enough” faith to put your trust in Christ, going to Him alone for the forgiveness of your sins, that’s all the faith required. Here again we see the SIMPLICITY that is in Christ. All that God requires to receive the free gift of eternal life is to appeal unto Christ. When I was 13 years old, the best I knew how, I cried out in my soul from a church pew and asked Jesus to save me. The truth is that I didn't even have to ask Him, because God has already promised “TO SAVE THEM THAT BELIEVE” (1st Corinthians 1:21b). 

It is okay to have some doubts. God will still save you despite any doubts you may have, if you'll simply act on the belief. If you have so much doubt, that you CANNOT believe on Christ, then you have a serious problem. However, If you have “JUST ENOUGH” faith to take God at His Word, by receiving Christ's sacrifice on the cross as payment for your sins, then you are doing exactly what God expects of you. You obey the Gospel by believing it! Jesus never one time spoke of degrees of faith in believing. Jesus simply told us to “believe on Him.” John 6:40, “And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and BELIEVETH ON HIM, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” If you “believe” on Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, you are saved. 

All humanity are sinners (Romans 3:23). The Bible teaches that death is the penalty for our sins (Romans 6:23). This includes the second death in Hell (Revelation 20:15: 21:8; Psalms 9:17). Do you see yourself as a needy sinner? God sent His only begotten Son to pay for our sins on the cross (John 3:16). Do you believe Jesus died on the cross FOR YOUR SINS? Do you believe Jesus was buried, and bodily resurrected three days later (1st Corinthians 15:1-4)? If you believe these Bible truths and have “JUST ENOUGH” faith to BELIEVE this 'Good News'—you are saved by faith! You don’t need to spend countless hours worrying over whether or not you have enough faith. If you have “JUST ENOUGH” faith to “CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD,” that’s all the faith you need to be saved. Either you “believe” on the Lord Jesus, or you don’t. I believe!

All the faith you need to be saved is “JUST ENOUGH” to obey the Gospel, by believing it!