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Touch of Faith
43
In some instances, Jesus did not at once grant healing. But in the
case of leprosy, no sooner was the appeal made than it was granted.
When we pray for earthly blessings, the answer to our prayer may
be delayed, or God may give us something other than what we ask
for. But not so when we ask for deliverance from sin. It is His will
to cleanse us from sin, to make us His children, and to enable us
to live a holy life. Christ “gave Himself for our sins, that He might
deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our
God and Father.”
Galatians 1:4
. “Now this is the confidence that we
have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears
us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know
that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.”
1 John 5:14,
15
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Jesus looked on the distressed and heart-burdened, those whose
hopes were disappointed, and who with earthly joys were seeking to
quiet the longing of the soul, and He invited all to find rest in Him.
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“You Will Find Rest”
Tenderly He urged the toiling people, “‘Take My yoke upon you
and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will
find rest for your souls.’”
Matthew 11:29
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In these words, Christ was speaking to every human being.
Whether they know it or not, all are weary and heavy-laden. All
are weighed down with burdens that only Christ can remove. The
heaviest burden that we bear is the burden of sin. If we were left to
bear this burden, it would crush us. But the Sinless One has taken
our place. “The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”
Isaiah
53:6
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He has borne the burden of our guilt. He will take the load from
our weary shoulders. He will give us rest. The burden of care and
sorrow also He will bear. He invites us to cast all our care upon Him,
for He carries us upon His heart.
The Elder Brother of our race is by the eternal throne. He sees
every soul who is looking toward Him as the Savior. He knows
by experience what are the weaknesses of humanity, what are our
wants, and where lies the strength of our temptations, for He was
“in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.”
Hebrews 4:15
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