The miracles of Jesus - Classical Christian Literature by Athleo.net

TO FAITH 101
places, He is more generous and responsive than we
deserve or expect. To quote a familiar phrase :
" He
is able to do exceeding abundantly for us above all
that we ask or think." Therefore, let us once more
say to our soul, " Hope thou in God, for I shall yet
praise Him, for the help of His countenance."
" According
to your faith," says the Lord, " be it unto
you."
I.
Let us see how true this text is, first in the
reception of blessings, and second in our
diffusion of the blessings.
It has been well said that "the trust with which we
lean upon the bruised reeds of human nature is the
same as that with which we lean upon the iron pillar
of a Saviour's aid." We may therefore find an
example of the truth we are considering in human
relationships, as well as in those that are divine.
(i) Think, for example, of the blessings which come
to us tJirough our daily labour.
They are dependent on our faith, and to a great
Farming, which is the most
extent proportioned to it.
ancient and fundamental form of human industry, well
exemplifies this. Much of the labour expended on
the land is not directly productive. To break up the
fallow ground, to purchase seed and scatter it where
it seems to be lost, to pay people for weeding and
harrowing, seems so much dead loss. There are
months of spending and only weeks of reaping, yet
the sane man trusts the laws of nature, in other words,
depends on the steadfast government of God, and he