do you suppose it was so simple for those who came to the Master to receive the desired healing? Was it not because, in His presence, they were no longer fearful of the claim of evil in their lives? Think for a moment what your attitude would be, if you had opportunity today to stand before Jesus. Would you not be filled with limitless love for this leader who proved His mastery through innumerable outer works ? Would you not be instantly convinced that He had power to proclaim good for you?
Coming into His presence, you might be inclined to kneel with bowed head before the radiant light shining from His countenance. You would suddenly realize what He so surely knows—that the only power and presence in all the universe is God; that anything appearing to the contrary is of no importance, not real, and, therefore, not to be feared. Your fear of the condition or the problem would fall from you because of the overwhelming awareness of His love and His power.
Then, as you worshiped in silence and in thankfulness, perhaps He would quietly remind you that it is the Father within, not His personal self, that "doeth his works." He would tell you
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