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From Heaven With Love
Looking toward the woman, Jesus insisted on knowing who
had touched Him. Finding concealment vain, she came forward,
trembling. With grateful tears she told of her suffering and how
she had found relief. Jesus said, “Daughter, ... thy faith hath made
thee whole; go in peace.” He gave no opportunity for superstition to
claim healing virtue for touching His garments. Through the faith
which took hold on His divine power, the cure was wrought.
Living Faith Brings Healing
To talk of religion in a casual way, to pray without soul hunger
and living faith, avails nothing. A nominal faith, which accepts
Christ merely as the Saviour of the world, can never bring healing
to the soul. Faith is not mere intellectual assent to truth. It is not
enough to believe about Christ; we must believe in Him. Saving faith
is a transaction by which those who receive Christ join themselves
in covenant relation with God. Genuine faith means an increase of
vigor, a confiding trust, by which the soul becomes a conquering
power.
After healing the woman, Jesus desired her to acknowledge the
blessing she had received. The gifts which the gospel offers are
not to be enjoyed in secret. Our confession of His faithfulness is
Heaven’s chosen agency for revealing Christ to the world. That
which will be most effectual is the testimony of our own experi-
ence. See
Isaiah 43:12
. Acknowledgments of His grace, when
supported by a Christlike life, have irresistible power that works for
the salvation of souls.
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When the ten lepers came to Jesus for healing, they were
cleansed; but only one returned to give Him glory. The others went
their way, forgetting Him who had made them whole. How many
still do the same thing! The Lord raises up the sick, He delivers
men from peril, He commissions angels to save them from calamity,
to guard them from pestilence and destruction (
Psalm 91:6
); yet
they are unmindful of His great love. By ingratitude they close their
hearts against the grace of God.
It is for our own benefit to keep every gift of God fresh in our
memory. Thus faith is strengthened. Let us, then, remember the
loving-kindness of the Lord. And as we review God’s dealings with