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

TO FAITH 103
mending His own love to us, in that while we were
yet sinners Christ died for us.
It is a wonderful thought—one that perhaps comes
too rarely to us—that in spite of our sins God has
faith in us, expects the best of us, and willingly trusts
us. Has He not put us in trust with His Gospel, so
that we may hinder its
spread, and grudge its claims,
as some of us do Has He not put us in trust with
this wonderful world of His, that we may make it a
heaven or a hell as we determine Has He not
trusted us with our own children, and with the
fashioning of the environment of those we employ
Did He not send His only begotten Son into the
world, in the spirit of one who says, " They will
reverence My Son," though with wicked hands men
crucified and slew Him And will He not ask an
account of all this at last, when He will prove Himself
ready to reward every man according as his works
shall be God has faith in us. May He help us to
respond with faith in Him.
3. Now let us apply this law of the kingdom to the
spiritual blessings within our reach.
The miracles of Jesus Christ, though they were
unusual examples of divine power, were intended to
reveal to us the nature of His working. By them we
are clearly taught that the Lord Himself could not
bless if people would not believe that the blessing
would come. The element of receptivity was absolutely
necessary : expectancy was insisted on. The
question put to these blind men, " Believe ye that I
am able to do this " was practically put to every
one who sought a blessing, although they were not
always asked for it
verbally, because He needed not