Faith in Christ, Exemplified

Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

While Jesus was saying these things, a synagogue leader came and knelt before Him. “My daughter has just died,” he said. “But come and place Your hand on her, and she will live.”

She said to herself, “If only I touch His cloak, I will be healed.”

After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.

Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” …

Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

For she kept saying, “If only I touch His garments, I will be healed.”

“First let the children have their fill,” He said. “For it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.” …

Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”

“Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”

When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant. …

Then he said, “Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom!”

“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?”

They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”

When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

Simon Peter replied, “Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

We believe and know that You are the Holy One of God.”

Many in the crowd, however, believed in Him and said, “When the Christ comes, will He perform more signs than this man?”

“Lord, I believe,” he said. And he worshiped Jesus.

Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.”

And many in that place believed in Jesus.

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.

But even now I know that God will give You whatever You ask of Him.”

“Yes, Lord,” she answered, “I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who was to come into the world.”

When Mary came to Jesus and saw Him, she fell at His feet and said, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.”

Now we understand that You know all things and that You have no need for anyone to question You. Because of this, we believe that You came from God.”

Thomas replied, “My Lord and my God!”

So if God gave them the same gift He gave us who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to hinder the work of God?”

What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.

That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.

And the Lord will rescue me from every evil action and bring me safely into His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.