The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-10
Conducted by
Rev. r. II. Pitt, y. D.
HE CANAANITISH WOMAN
By Edward Leigh Pel D. D.
Lessonf 12.Matt u.s. 21-2s
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gave her room TO believe; she be-
lived in his power and goodness
And she believed with all her might.
SO that while her faith was not
rounded out, not as fun as ours ought
to be, 1t was nevertheless very great.
Not great In the sense in whictf
some of US in these days have come
to understand the term. There is
notion that great faith always means
great erenity--sometning tnat makes
one placidly fold his hands and lean
I back in his easy chair and wait so
composedly as TO induce slumber. NO
doubt that Is great faith when one IS
confined TO ones easy chair. But this
womans faith was by no means OF
the serene sort. She did not sit at
home and Told her hands. and wait
for heaven to send the Great Physi-
clan her way. She went forth to find
him: she pushed her way through the
crowd: she poured out her soul unto
him: and when he answered her not
a word she persisted in her entreaty-
1t was rather noisy, perhaps. but she
;. persisted "a because she was fully
conscious of her need, and CD because
she was fully assured that he could
supply 1t. And because her faith was
great she got what she pleaded for
she had power with God and-fft--
vailed.
conception OF the power of faith. We
} almost shuddcr as If we had heard
hlasphemy when We read the answer
of the angel to Jacob: AS a prince
. hast thou power with God and with
! men, and hast prevailed" Yet that
7 Is what God has put in the hands OF
: the man of great faith Faith Is the
: key to the kings treasury. Faith 10
l the freedom of the city of God. By
< faith We share the strength OF God.
Other Important Truths.
l. 1t was not the womans per-
!, sistence that won but the faith wnIcn
q made her persistent. The disciples
I would have Jesus give the tmportu-
e nate woman what she wanted to get
: rid Of her. but God gives not because
I we tease and worry him but because
:. by our earnestness we show our faith
I In Him. 1t Is one thing to persist
{ with the hope of worrying another
g into doing what we want done; II is
i another TO persist because we feel sure
y that he ca q help US and that he 10
q ready to help
.. An Inventor. working to bring a
9 new invention to perfection. meets
!, with many difficulties. He would cast
k il aside but for his faith III it's posi-
# biiities, but his faith makes him per-
y slstent And as he persists his faitt
d grows so strong thar he declares ne
80 VIII never give up mat 10 " iS SNSAs
T. wants us TO be persistent in praysi
lie because persistence begets more faith
N 3. DO / believe in the power OF
I'd prayer? No; / believe In the power
or of God who answers prayer. II y
d. Astounding how many people put theii
trust In prayer itself, just as man,
r. poor ,benighted creature puts hin
20 trust in certain words murinured hs
At q conturer. or IN the graveyard rabbit
At foot which he wears around his neck
re There Ia NJ power IN prayer, IL II
10 simply means by which we approach
A. the over. You may girdle the eartf
Is with prayer chain Thousand
~ times and If we trust in the prayer
he chain we viii trust In vain. III
e. can get enough good people to pra,
"a for me | viii he safe. for the Bib,
OF says that the effectual. fervent praye'
L. OF "A righteous man avaiieth much
III How absurd. AS IL the prayer OF
IA good man was cash check which yei
" could take 10 the bank Of heaven an,
&c cash for your own benefit.