Now, just turn to John xx. I can imagine some of you saying, "I would
like to have faith in God, but I do not know how to get it; I have
been praying a long time for faith." I used to pray, "O God, give me
faith," and at the same time I was all the time neglecting the Bible.
Here it stands; see how we are to get faith: "But these are written
that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and
that believing ye might have life through His name." Now John took up
his pen and wrote the gospel for one express purpose. What was it?
That men might believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God. Every
chapter but two in John speaks of believing, and if you run through
the gospel and mark out the word "believe," you would find what that
gospel is written for. It is, "Believe, believe, believe, believe,"
and it keeps right on to that one thing. He took up his pen and wrote
that gospel that we might believe, and by believing we get life. Then
turn to Romans x. 15: "How shall they preach, except they be sent? as
it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the
gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things! But they have
not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed
our report? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word
of God." Do you want to know how to get faith? It is to get acquainted
with God. Jehovah says, "Acquaint now thyself with me, and be at
peace." We find the people that are best acquainted with God have the
most peace. It is the people that do not know God that do not trust
Him. The people that know God put their trust in Him. I never knew a
man to be well acquainted with God who did not trust Him. The more you
know of a true man the more you trust him. I met a man ten years ago
for the first time; I had not much faith in him, because I did not
know much about him. In the course of a year I got well acquainted
with him, and found him to be a true man; then I had more faith in
him; the second year I had still more; and this year I have more faith
in him than ever, because I know him well now. If you know God you
cannot help trusting Him.