Dec. 9
THE "ALL" OF BELIEF
"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are
possible to him that believeth" Mark 9:23
Our unbelief is the greatest hindrance in our way; in fact, there
is no other real difficulty as to our spiritual progress and
prosperity. The Lord can do everything; but when He makes a rule that
according to our faith so shall it be unto us, our unbelief ties the
hands of His Omnipotence.
Yes, the confederacies of evil shall be scattered if we can but
believe. Despised truth shall lift its head if we will but have
confidence in the God of truth. We can bear our load of trouble, or
pass uninjured through the waves of distress, if we can gird our loins
with the girdle of peace, that girdle which is buckled on by the hands
of trust.
What can we not believe? Is everything possible except believing in
God? Yet He is always true; why do we not believe Him? He is always
faithful to His word; why can we not trust Him? When we are in a right
state of heart faith costs no effort: it is then as natural for us to
rely upon God as for a child to trust its father.
The worst of it is, that we can believe God about everything except
the present pressing trial. This is folly. Come, my soul, shake off
such sinfulness, and trust thy God with the load, the labor, the
longing of this present. This done, all is done.