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THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL
dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the master’s
table.” Her faith was so great nothing could stand in
the way of the purpose in her heart. Of course she
received her reward in the healing of her daughter.
- When the woman touched the hem of Jesus’ gar-
ment and was made whole, Jesus declared before all the
people, “Daughter thy faith hath made thee whole, go
in peace and be whole of thy plague.” Jesus did not
claim His power alone performed the mighty miracle,
but her faith, her great faith. In cases of healing to-
day usually faith is required of both the one who is
sick and the one or ones through whom the Lord works.
“And they came unto Him bringing one sick of the
palsy, which was borne of four. And when they could
not come nigh unto Him for the press, they uncovered
the roof where He was; and when they had broken it
up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy
lay.” When Jesus saw their faith he said unto the
sick of the palsy, “Son thy sins be forgiven thee.”
Here we have the faith of the man whom Jesus healed
and also those who brought him. As a rule, when our
Lord was upon earth the people were brought to Him,
and either they touched His clothes or He took them
by the hand or laid His hands upon them for their re-
covery, but the centurion had so great faith as to ren-
der this unnecessary. His faith reached beyond all
forms and customs. “Speak the word only and my
servant shall be healed,” he declared to Jesus. Our
Lord marveled at the evidence of trust, and said, “Ver-
ily, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith,
no not in Israel.” And He said unto the centurion,
“Go thy way, and as thou hast believed so be it done
unto you,” showing there is no limit as to what faith
can do, if it is strong enough.
Again, great faith often brings quick results. We
have an example of this in the case of our Lord’s curs-
ing the fig tree. “And when He saw a fig tree in the
way, He came to it, and found nothing thereon but
leaves only, and said unto it, “Let no fruit grow on thee
henceforth forever.” And when the disciples saw it,
they marvelled, saying, “How soon is the fig tree with-
ered away!” Jesus answered and said unto them,
“Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith, and doubt
not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig
tree, but also if we shall say unto this mountain, be
thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and it shall
be done. And all things whatsoever ye shall ask in
prayer believing ye shall receive.”
The fig tree withered away immediately. It did
not take days, weeks or years for the words of our
Lord to take effect. When the disciples asked Jesus to
increase their faith, He told them. to have faith in
God, or the faith of God, which was perfect faith,
and would not only bring quick results but would be
sufficient to remove all obstacles from their paths.
The prophets of old had perfect faith. They through
faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, ob-
tained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched
the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out
of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight,
turned to flight the armies of the aliens, women re-
ceived their dead raised to life again, and others were
tortured, not accepting deliverance, that they might
obtain a better resurrection.” Heb. 11.
The question is often asked, “How is one to get
faith? We want it but can’t grasp it.” Let the word +4
of God answer. “So then faith cometh by hearing, and
hearing by the word of God.” One cannot have faith
in God until they have heard of Him. We cannot ex-
pect the heathen to have faith in God, as they know
nothing about Him. “How shall they believe in Him
whom they have not heard?’ First, we must hear of
God through His word, then we must accept it, taking .
God’s promises to mean just what they say.
Again, faith is a gift of God. God’s gifts are giv-
en. They wouldn’t be gifts if they could be bought,
but. many times they are not given to a large extent
without asking. “Ask and ye shall receive,” is the key
that opens God’s storehouse. In James 4:2 we find
these words: “Ye have not because ye ask not.” In
James 1:5: “If any lack wisdom let him ask of God,”
etc. 1 Cor. 14:13.
Another way to obtain strong faith is through the
study of God’s word, and secret prayer. Not a few
moments’ prayer each day, but much prayer. If doubt-
tng Christians would spend several hours each day in
prayer they would soon become strong in faith. Draw
nigh to God and He will draw nigh to thee. Again
the reason so few have faith in God is because they
do not know him. I have great faith or little faith in
man in proportion as I know him. “Have faith in
God.”
THE TRIAL OF THE UNIVERSE
Adolf Schenk
(Continued from last issue)
Although peace was restored between Adam and
God through faith in the promised Redeemer, for cer-
tain good reasons which will be answered in the clos-
ing pages of this little article, the real paradise would
not be restored until a long time afterwards. When
Adam and Eve came forth from the hands of the crea-
. tor, the word of God tells us the following interesting
thing about them:
“The Lord created man of the earth. He endued
them with strength by themselves and made them ac-
cording to his image. And put the fear of man upon
all flesh, and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls
—counsel, and a tongue and eyes, ears and a heart,
gave he them to understand. Withal he filled them