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B u t th e woman said, <“Yea, Lord, for even the dogs ea t of th e crumbs which fall from th e M aster’s tab le.” And Jesu s said, “O, woman, g rea t is th y faith ; . be' it unto thee even as thou w ilt.” Matt. 15:21-28. She p u t th e responsibility en tirely upon th e Lord for th e healing of her child. T h at is faith. F a ith Gets Most. F a ith planted seeds along th e way, Both late and early toiled each day— No doubted castles builded he F rom idle though ts and doubting free. Swift to respond to tr u th ’s clear call To her fair claim he gave his all—C Soon budding vines, and trees, and flowers, And sparkling stream s, and sunny bowers, He called w ith honest pride his own— The harvest pure of faith-seed sown. The P rice of F aith . The story is told of a P residen t of a R ailroad Company rid ing on th e express train , one day, which was w recked on th e Pacific Coast. He h u r ried to the fron t w here th e engineer was pinned down under th e engine. He heard him repeating, “ I know whom I have believed and am persuaded th a t He is able to keep th a t which I have comm itted unto Him against th a t day.” The P resid en t was greatly moved and said, “ Jim , I would give my life and all th a t I have, for a faith like th a t! ” “Oh, sir,” answered Jim , “ th a t is ju st w hat it cost.” T rue faith leads to con secration of th e whole life to God. T ru e F a ith Acts. A lady and gentlem an visiting the n ational m in t were told th a t if you pu t your h and in w ater and th en pour ho t m etal over it, th e hand will no t be burned. “ Perhaps you would like to try it,” he said to th e gentlem an. “No, I p refer to tak e your word for it.” Then tu rn in g to th e lady he said, “Do you wish to prove it.” “ Certainly,” she said, and bared h er arm . She th ru st
(2) Men of faith are foreign-born. (1 Pet. 1 :23 ; John 1:13).. (3 ) To faith , th e fu tu re is more potent th a n th e present. (4 ) F a ith makes possible fellowship w ith God. (5 ) F a ith w alks around and th rough walled cities. (6 ) There is always something more to follow for th e faith fu l (vs. 39-40). (7) F a ith is th e flower of facts. Given th e facts th e p la n t and th e flower will bloom and th e fru it will fol low. (8) The up setting sin of th e believer is unbelief. A F in n F aith . "Some years ago,” says Captain Dodd, “ I was sailing by th e island of Cuba, when a cry ran g th rough th e ship, ‘Man overboard!’ A rope was throw n o v e r th e WESSON ' ship’s stern , am id ILLUSTRATIONS cries to th e man to W. H. P ik e seize it. The drown ing sailor caugh t th e rope ju s t as th e vessel passed. He was then drawn up and rescued, b u t he had grasped th e rope w ith such firm ness th a t it took hours before his hold relaxed. The strand s of rope were almost imbedded in th e flesh.” May we so grasp th e prom ises by faith. The centurion said, “Lord, my ser van t lieth in th e house sick of th e palsy, grievously to rm en ted . . . I am not w orthy th a t Thou shouldst come under my roof b u t only say th e word and ,my serv an t shall be healed.” Jesu s said of th is centurion, “Yerily I say unto you, I have no t found so g rea t faith, no, not in Israel.” M att. 8:5-14. The Canaanitish woman asked Jesus to heal h er daughter. He did no t an swer her. The disciples said, “ send her away.” Then Jesu s said, th e bread for th e children, meaning th e Jews, ought no t to be given to th e Gentile dogs.
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