# “Faith looks to Jesus” by Hugh Martin

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- Published: 2021-02-25T12:00:43-06:00
- Author: tollelege

“Now this is the very essence of the contest between faith and unbelief. Unbelief
shrinks from being contented with having my eternal salvation entirely in the hands
of another.

Unbelief searches diligently for something to trust to in myself, and would look
upon it with complacency, and rest upon it with peace and delight, could it but 
succeed in the search.

The search is vain. In me, that is in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing. (**Rom. 
7:18**)

But faith looks out. Faith looks to Jesus. Faith says, ‘Jesus is sufficient; Jesus
is infallible. Jesus is true.’

Faith sees salvation safe in His hand and says, ‘My Lord and my God,’ (**John 20:
28**) I am thine: and we so are one, that Thy will to save me is as good to me as
my own willingness to be saved; yea, better, brighter, steadier, unslumbering, unflagging,
changeless.’

And then: ‘Thy power is all-sufficient. Thou art all my salvation. Thou art all 
my desire.’

None but Christ: none but Christ.”

–Hugh Martin, [_The Shadow of Calvary_](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1848716753?tag=toletaupanre-20)(
Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth, 1875/2016), 132.

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