[Songs in the Night - April 14]
Great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. Matthew 15:28
THE more we study this subject of faith, the more
we are convinced that in God's sight faith is not only
indispensable, but very precious.
We cannot come to
God without faith, we cannot abide in his love without
faith, we cannot receive day by day his mercies
and blessings and leadings except by faith in his
promises.
We cannot realize ourselves as his children,
begotten of the Holy Spirit, and heirs of God, joint-
heirs with Jesus Christ our Lord, except as we exercise
faith in his Word of promise to this effect.
We cannot
go on day by day following the Lord except as we are
willing to walk by faith and not by sight, for this is
the test which he puts upon all of his followers.
We
cannot see how the oppositions of the world, flesh, and
devil, which seem so baneful to us, are blessings in
disguise, except as we exercise faith in God's promises
that it will be so.
We cannot therefore be prepared
for the heavenly kingdom in its glories and
blessings and privileges except as we now have and
exercise the faith which will enable us to profit by
various lessons given us in the school of Christ. Z'06-171 R3787:5 (Hymn 174)