Evening His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. – Isa 33:16 Do you doubt, O Christian—do you doubt as to whether God will fulfill His promise? Shall the rocky fortresses be taken by storm? Or shall the storehouses of heaven fail? Do you think that your heavenly Father, though He knows that you have need of food and clothing, will yet forget you? When not a sparrow falls to the ground without your Father, and the very hairs of your head are all numbered—will you mistrust and doubt Him? Perhaps your affliction will continue upon you—until you dare to trust your God, and then it shall end. There have ben many who have been tried and sorely vexed—until at last they have been driven in sheer desperation to exercise faith in God, and the moment of their faith has been the instant of their deliverance; they have seen whether God would keep His promise or not. Oh, I beg you—doubt Him no longer! Do not please Satan, and do not vex yourself by indulging in hard thoughts of God. Do not think that it is a light matter to doubt Jehovah. Remember, it is a sin; and not a little sin either—but in the highest degree criminal. The angels never doubted Him, nor the devils either—we alone, out of all the beings that God has fashioned, dishonor Him by unbelief, and tarnish His honor by mistrust. Shame upon us for this! Our God does not deserve to be so basely suspected! In our past life—we have proved Him to be true and faithful to His Word; and with so many instances of His love and of His kindness as we have received, and are daily receiving, at His hands—it is base and inexcusable that we allow a doubt to sojourn within our heart. May we henceforth wage constant war against doubts of our God. They are enemies to our peace and to His honor. With an unstaggering faith, believe that what He has promised—He will also perform. “Lord, I believe—help my unbelief!”
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 01:12:12 +0000
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