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Show The Dixie Owl, St. George, Utah 9 came over, were a chosen people of God, prospering and living in happiness. But as time went on they forgot the Giver of their blessings and refused to believe in Him. Then, as was prophesied, God allowed their enemies to triumph over them. Another instance of little faith is in the past war; the defeat of the German people was due to the fact that they placed their country before their God ; they placed their faith in earthly resources instead of in their Creator. There are also many such examples in the life of Jesus. While Christ was living He performed many of His miraBut in spite of this the peocles in the city of Capernaum. ple were untrue and of little faith which caused Jesus at one And thou, Capernaum, which art exalt time to exclaim: ed into heaven shall be cast down into hell. This prophecy has been fulfilled to such an extent that no trace of the city now remains. Besides these instances, the result of little faith in God, we have many examples in history of what great faith has done. Jesus performed his miracles because of the wonderful faith He had in His Father, but He also performed them because of the faith men had in Him. At one time while He was in Capernaum, He received a letter from a Roman soldier, entreating Him to use His great power in restoring a beloved servant, who was dying, to health. Because of the great faith the soldier thus exhibited, in believing that Christ did have the power, Jesus complied with the request. The Nephites in journeying to the Promised Land, would have perished had it not been for their faith in God. Not knowing the way, they had to have faith that God would lead them aright. There are also many instances of what a strong faith in God has done in our modern life. In the darkest days at Valley Forge, when Washington saw his soldiers starved, freezing, discouraged, he never lost his faith, his trust, that the God of nations would make right triumph in the end. It was that faith, that knowledge that there was a wise, all seeing Father who watched over men, that led the brave |