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

104 BLESSINGS PROPORTIONED
that any should tell Him, for He knew what was in
man. And where there was great need for blessing,
but no faith in Himself as a healer, He could do no
mighty works because of their unbelief. Thus it still
is in respect of all spiritual blessings which come to
us through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Forgiveness of our sins, for example, comes through
faith alone. We have no evidence of our being forgiven
in outward change or by inward voice ;
we have
only the assurance that because our sins are repented
of, confessed and forsaken, they are pardoned, and
that we arc in the blessed state of the man to whom
the Lord imputeth no iniquity. Our realisation of
this, our joy in it,
depends entirely on our belief in that
assurance, "According to your faith, so be it
unto you."
Similarly with the strength and courage we need.
The supply of these will be proportioned to our faith.
If we are confident that the God we love will help us
through, we shall bear our burdens and face our
troubles with an assurance impossible to us otherwise.
It was because, from his own sweet experience,
George Neumarck understood this, that
the lesson we are very slow to learn :
"Only be still,
and wait His leisure
In cheerful hope, with heart content
To take whate'er Thy Father's pleasure
And all-discerning love hath sent ;
Nor doubt our inmost wants are known
To Him who chose us for His own.
"Sing, pray, and keep His ways unswerving,
So do thine own part faithfully,
And trust His word for, undeserving,
Thou yet shalt find it true for thee :
God never yet forsook at need
The soul that trusted Him indeed."
he taught us