Chapter 7—Christ Holds Control
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Appeared in Notebook Leaflets, Christian Experience, No. 2.
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The Gergesenes desired Christ to depart. They of Capernaum
received Him, and among them He wrought wonderful miracles.
Christ has all power in heaven and in earth. He is the Great Physi-
cian, upon whom we are to call when suffering from physical or
spiritual disease. Over the winds and the waves and over men pos-
sessed with demons, He showed that He possessed absolute control. To
Him have been given the keys of death and of hell. Principalities and
powers were made subject to Him, even while in His humiliation....
Why do we not exercise greater faith in the Divine Physician? As
He worked for the man with the palsy, so He will work today for those
who come to Him for healing. We have great need of more faith. I
am alarmed as I see the lack of faith among our people. We need to
come right into the presence of Christ, believing that He will heal our
physical and spiritual infirmities.
We are too faithless. Oh, how I wish that I could lead our people
to have faith in God! They need not feel that in order to exercise faith
they must be wrought up into a high state of excitement. All they have
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to do is to believe God’s Word, just as they believe one another’s word.
He hath said it, and He will perform His Word. Calmly rely on His
promise, because He means all that He says. Say, He has spoken to
me in His Word, and He will fulfill every promise that He has made.
Do not become restless. Be trustful. God’s Word is true. Act as if your
heavenly Father could be trusted....
Men are appointed to proclaim the truth in new places. These men
must have funds for their support. And they must have a fund to draw
upon for the help of the poor and needy whom they meet in their work.
The benevolence that they show toward the poor gives influence to
their efforts to proclaim the truth. Their willingness to help those in
need gains for them the gratitude of those they help, and the approval
of Heaven.
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