Evening journal., 1912-11-30
CLoIESEAnENI ZINES

the Lord puts premium upon this
element OF character, and makes II es-
sential TO His favor.
This does not imply that people
who cannot now exercise faith Will
never get any blessing. On the con
trary. while the Lord has given certain
exceeding great and precious promises
TO those who can and do believe. and
who follow their belief with obedience
TO the extent of their ability. He has
also promised that by and by, during
Messiah's Kingdom, the way OF faith
and obedience will be made so plain,
so simple. that all will be able 20
follow II and to gain reward but a
lesser one than that now extended 10
those who can aud do exercise faith
and obedience.
The reason for this Is manifest God
Is now seeking a special class of
specially faithful and obedient chill
dren. to be heirs of Cod and joint
heirs with Jesus in His glorious Mes
sianic Kingdom, and whom by and
by He will use in hestowing His bless
ing worldwide; and He desires that
in this class shall be only such as can
exercise absolute faith in Him. Hence,
now. Gods rule for dealing with the
Church Is, According TO thy faith be
1t unto thee Matthew TX, %.
And in this miracle and others the
Lord requireth faith seemingly as the
condition OF the healing. He thus
manifested forth His coming glory and
the power of His Kingdom. During the
Kingdom reign there will be such
manifestations of Divine Power, and
such assistance given 10 those willing
to exercise faith that all may profit
thereby and experience the healings
of their flesh, and the casting out of
every power of Satan and Sin.
The poor father realized from
Jesus words that the difficulty rest
ed with him. that he must exercise
faith else his son could not be recoy-
cred. With tears he cried out. Lord,
j believe; help Thou mine unbelief'
His faith got It's reward. Jesus com
manded the evil spirit to come out Of
the boy. and enter no moro into him.
This last was the special point OF this
cure. The evil spirit had frequently
left the hoy, but only TO return. The
Lords command was that he should
leave, and never return.
II may be wondered why the Mas
ter permitted the evil spirit TO tear the
boy and cause him pain in leaving
him. II He had power to cast him
out. ell also undoubtedly had power
to control the manner Of his coming
out, He also undoubtedly had power
that Jesus. on this and other oc-
casions. allowed the evil spirit meas
ure Of liberty in the method of leaving
the victims, and that this was for the
very purpose OF demonstrating how
: malicious and evil the spirit was
which had control: and thus the mir
acle was the more clearly seen, and
tho more would the Lord be praised
by those interested.
"Many said, He Is Dead"
The boy was left in an apparently
dead condition. but Jesus took him
by the hand and raised him up. The
lesson for us in this is that IL is moi
only that the Adversary and his power
be cast out OF humanity and from con.
troll that the poor world needs but
they need Divine aid, the hand of hi.
vine Power. for their uplift out OF the
mire of sin and death. According
q TO the Scriptures. we are near the
time when Satan will be bound. wher
, all the influences of evil amongst hu-
manity will he restrained. Accord
ing TO the Scriptures, also. this bind
! ing of Satan will be accomplished il
/ a great "time of trouble such as never
was since there was a nation anC
, humanity will be left In an almos
, dead condition. The pride. the hopes
2 the ambition of men will perish n
I that awful trouble, but the Master
! will be present in His Kingdom to up
/. lift them.
: Messiah's Kingdom will not onl,
z bind the Adversary and forbid hin
= to re-enter humanity. and interferl
s with their affairs. but the power o
{ the Kingdom will for a thousend year.
s do an uplifting work amongst the fal
y len and degraded members of our race
i lifting theg up. up up. until they vii
o be fully u.p 10 the Divine standard
az reprc1e 1tcd m Father A1am-fron