The shield didn’t do the soldier any good if he did not pick it up, though. Many a mace, club, arrow or sword were deflected by the shield. The Roman armor included defensive pieces such as a helmet and a breastplate, but the first defensive equipment that a Roman soldier had was his trusty shield. TAKING UP THE SHIELD OF FAITH, WHEREWITH YE SHALL BE ABLE TO QUENCH ALL THE FIERY DARTS OF THE WICKED ONE.” EPHESIANS 6:16 The Pharisee began doubting Jesus, but Jesus responded to the woman saying, “Thy sins are forgiven. She was so broken that she could not stop weeping, she knew that her condition was so hopeless outside of Jesus. During the course of the meal, a known sinner woman came in and began weeping on Jesus feet, anointing his feet with oil, and drying His feet with her hair. Luke gives an account of a time when Jesus was eating supper at a Pharisee’s house. But faith is the funnel through which the grace reaches us. ![]() We are saved by GRACE (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense). “FOR BY GRACE ARE YE SAVED THROUGH FAITH…” EPHESIANS 2:8 This morning, I feel that God has led me to focus on seven things that faith can do. There are many things that faith will accomplish in our lives, if we are willing to allow it to happen. Faith is what, in a court of law will prove the case, since it is the evidence demanded for a verdict of things that we cannot see. Webster defines faith as “unquestioning belief, complete trust or confidence, loyalty.” Hebrews 11:1 defines faith “The substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” It is what makes the abstract become the physically tangible. Jesus answer was simple-they had a lack of faith. ![]() ![]() In the scripture read, the disciples were perplexed as to why they could not rebuke the devil and thus heal and restore the boy.
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