What the Bible says about God Deals with us According to Our Faith
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Job 2:6 Here is a principle that we can take great comfort in. As He does with Job, God also deals with us. God has set limits on what Satan or the demons are able to do with or to us. God deals with us according to the measure of our faith, our love, the measure of His Spirit within us. By faith, we have to deal with what He allows to occur, understanding that we love God for what He is and not because He has given us good things. That is an additional blessing. We see, then, that from time to time we will have to overcome the demons that God allows to test us. John W. Ritenbaugh Satan (Part 1) Related Topics: Demonic Influence | Demonic principalities | Demonic Spirits | God Deals with us According to Our Faith | Overcoming Human Nature | Overcoming Satan's Influence | Satan | Satan as Tool of God

Matthew 9:29 Jesus says, "According to your faith let it be to you," similar to His words to the centurion whose servant was dying in Matthew 8:13. In both cases, the condition for the miraculous cure is faith. Faith opens the door for divine blessing; its lack closes the door. Christ could do few mighty works in Nazareth due to the people's lack of faith (Matthew 13:57-58). Similarly, salvation is a great work, but unbelief prevents it. It is important to study the Word of God to increase faith, as it comes by hearing or reading God's Word (Romans 10:17). "Their eyes were opened" is more than a description of a literal action; it is also a Hebrew figure of speech. The Jews thought of blind eyes as "shut," and seeing eyes as "open." Jesus removes two men's blindness—they can now see and comprehend what was once closed to them. Thus, the opening of the eyes also suggests spiritual understanding. Most people do not grasp the value or the meaning of Scripture, but Christ can open a person's eyes to enable him to understand His Word just as He did for His disciples after His resurrection (Luke 24:16-31, 45). The psalmist prays, "Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law" (Psalm 119:18). Martin G. Collins The Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing Two Blind Men (Part Two) Related Topics: Faith comes from Hearing | Faith Comes from Hearing Word of God | Figures of Speech | God Deals with us According to Our Faith | Healing of Blind Men | Jesus Christ's Miracles: Healing Two Blind Men | Miracles of Jesus Christ: Healing Two Blind Men | Opening of Eyes suggests Spiritual Understanding | Spiritual Blindness | Spiritual Understanding | Unbelief

 

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