Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-02

! cOuldn t make the twenty miles by
! dark, so he had to stop over night at
some caravanserie He had the only
nights rest he had had since his
! boy became so desperately i'll. lie
| could sleep because his heart and
mind were al peace-aIl because he
| believed what this Man had said!
| Next day on the way some of his
servants met him. No doubt Joanna
| had sent them to make the last
hours of his journey less anxious
| by the information she sent of the
! boys recovery. You see Joanna
didn't know what he knew, and she
| just thought it was a turn for the
| better.
Chuza said: I know the boys
! better; but | would like to know
what time the turn came. He was
not quite sure yet it was all due
to Jesus; but when they replied:
One o'clock" then he knew that
it was wholly His work. His faith
now reached it's highest point. Him
self believed and his whole house
Believed what? Believed that this
Man was what He claimed to be
the Son of God and the Saviour of
the world.
Was Jesus answer a cold rebuff?
Was it not the very greatest express
ion of love? Did it not lead this lost
Gentle to find his Savior? Chuza
had all that the world could give,
and he would have given all of this
for his sons recovery. Jesus gave
Tim what he wanted and more, with
out money and without price. The
only condition He imposed was faith
and Chuza didn't have it. so He had
to give him faith as we'll.
Thus early in His ministry did
Jesus give us an illustration of our
selves. We too are marked for
death" There is nothing we can
do any more than there was nothing
TIE lad or his parents could do. He
would give US life, without money
and without price. Faith is His only
condition: but we haven't faith: so
He has to give even that. 'fBy
grace are ye saved through faith,
and not of yourselves; it (the faith
eVen) is the gift Of God"
Chuza condemns us Trough. That
Gentle courtier turned away from
the only hope he had and went home
because he took Him at His word.
lie mad no other ground of peace
ana security than the word that
Jesus mad spoken But that was
enough! lie believed Him, therefore
he oelIeVed His word, and dwelt Sc
cufely IN 1t. Circumstance later con
flrmed that trust
wv nat other assurance do we naad
IMAM the simple word of God? So
olten we meet Christians who hone
tney may possibly be saved at last
VINO pray that God will finally save
mem VINO are not sure tkeir sins are
forgiven. and who have neither con.
1laence IN God or man. To the law
ana to the testimony. What does
God say? He that beIieveth on the
Son hath (Dresent tense) everlasting
me- lie that hearetE. nv word and
belleveth on Him that sent M. hair
everlasting life, and Shall NOT coma
INTO judgment; but is passed from
ueath unto life" John 5:24. Him
mat cometh unto me [ will in no
wise cast out" John 6:34. INV
sheep hear nv voice and I know
them, and they follow me. And
give unto them eternal life; and thew
snail never perish, neither shall any
man pluck them out of my hand -
John 1927, %.
what further assurance do we
need? Can we not emulate the faith
OF the centurion, and believe TIE
word which Jesus has spoken and 90
our way in peace? Do we need anv
further signs?
What wonderful change came
over that household! Still Herod's
courtler but now also Jesus Christ's
slave. Still had all that position and
money could give, but vastly more
IMAM they could purchase, the Gift of
600. The same household, but en-.
tirely different, because Jesus had
become its head. Do YOU wonder that
Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward
Chuza, ministered to Jesus of her
substance?
what has Jesus done for YOU? Are
you trusting His word? Is your lifa
an expression of gratitude?