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Gleanings Among the Sheaves

The Remedy for Doubts

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The best way to get your faith strengthened is to have communion with

Christ. If you commune with Christ you cannot be unbelieving. When his

left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me, I cannot

doubt. When my Beloved sits at his table, and He brings me into His

banqueting-house, and His banner over me is Love, then, indeed, I do

believe. When I feast with Him, my unbelief is abashed, and hides its

head. Speak, ye that have been led in the green pastures, and have been

made to lie down by the still waters; ye who have seen His rod and His

staff, and hope to see them even when you walk through the valley of the

shadow of death; speak, ye that have sat at His feet with Mary, or laid

your head upon his bosom with the well-beloved John; have you not found when you have been near to Christ your faith has grown strong, and when

you have been far away from Him, your faith has become weak? It is

impossible to look Christ in the face and then doubt Him. When you

cannot see Him, then you doubt Him; but you must believe when your

Beloved speaks unto you, and says, “Rise up, my love, my fair one, and

come away.” There is no hesitation then; you must arise from the

lowlands of your doubt up to the hills of assurance.

Source & provenance

Original C. H. Spurgeon-era text; public domain in the United States. Source provenance retained.

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