The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1917-01-06

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revealed in Jesus the Christi and the Savior in His great
love and pity and compassion removed the difficulty
when He said IT will, be thou clean!
Then read the story of the centurions servant The
centurion said to Jesus:
"Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy,
grievousy tormented."
Jesus said, II will come and heal him. and the CEN
uron repled-no doubt with head bowed in deep spirit
Of humility
lord, am not worthy that Thou shouldest under
roof but speak the word only and my servant shall be
healed"
Following the statement Of the centurion, who said
1T under authority, having soldiers under
and say to this man. Co. and he goeth and to another
Come and he cometh and to my servant Do this and he
doeth it."
Jesus finally said IT have not found great faith, no.
not in Israel"
There is one other place in the ministry of Christ where
He used the Words $50 great faith and that is in the
fifteenth chapter of Matthew in the story of the healing of
the Syrophencian womans daughter She to Jesus
and she said her daughter vexed of DEVIL but
Jesus answered her much word. She then
spoke to the disciples who turned to Jesus saying Send
her away, for she troubleth u.s.
Then she to Jesus and Jesus said to her. I not
proper to take the chdens bread and to dogs and
the sad lord the little dogs eat the crumbs that
fall from the children's table Give crumb!'
Then the Savior said 20 woman great is thy faith"
Now there other places-as in the narrative of the
storm the when the Savior in the hold of the ship
asleep and the tempest The disciples becoming
fearful said to Him: MASTER carest Thou not that
persh?" and He and rebuked the Winds and
manded them to be STILL and He said to the disciples 20
of little faith!'
Then again, to the two blind men He said, believe We
that am able to do ths?"
They said, eyes, Lord"
Then He said According to your faith be unto you
FAITH REACHES OUT TO A LIVING GOD AND RECEIVES THE
NEEDED BLESSING
Some people write to me and say they have perfect
faith occasionally meet and who tell me how
wonderful they are and what mighty powers they in
this world but confess before my God and Father that
yet do not believe that have than merely
begun to lay hold of the power of God that there for His
consecrated people,
AS Dr. Dowe used to say when he spoke of the tele
phone of the graphophone and of the wonderful discover
les Of biography and of wireless telegraphy Gust the
hidden powers of God in the material realm being dis
covered and harnessed and made to do mans bidding
in the spiritual realm there countless hidden powers
linking God with man, if they only discovered, that
would revolutionize and women spiritually"
How wonderful that from the immortal spirit
be sent to the throne of God and that from the
bosom Of the Father He sits His throne the
should come back from Heaven to earth
1t is true and cannot be deniedand has been done
that has prayed in far distant state another
knows that prayer has been offered.
message
Let be egotiscal and clad in the garment
of serghteousness as stand up and boast Of his
derful faith
The Savior asked the question, saying "When the Son
of man cometh shall He find faith on the earth"
I read to you in the eleventh chapter of MARYLAND
know those by heart The wensecond verse says
"Have faith in God'
"Whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou
moved and be thou cast into sea shall not doubt in
his heart he shall have whatsoever he saith.
g.. What things We DESIRE when We pray, be-
lieve that We receive them, and YE SHALL HAVE THEM
You will find more fear than you will find faith!
You will find more doubt than you will find trust!
1t is beautiful to sing IT'S sweet to trust in Jesus,
is but how many there who have gotten to the
place where they live the life of fath-fath in the Eternal
God, Whose promises SURE, yea and amen