Doubt & Assurance

Morning, August 23

Is 65:19

… No “evil heart of unbelief” prompts them to depart from the living God; they are without fault before his throne, and are fully conformed to his image. Well …

Morning, June 16

Jn 10:28

… Remember it is sinful to doubt his Word wherein he has promised thee that thou shalt never perish. Let the eternal life within thee express itself in confident …

Evening, September 21

Ps 26:9

… all, thou mayst be gathered with the wicked.” That fear, although marred by unbelief, springs, in the main, from holy anxiety, arising from the recollection of past sin …

Morning, May 26

Ps 55:22

… Now this disobedience to his plain precept, this unbelief in his Word, this presumption in intruding upon his province, is all sinful. Yet more than this, anxious care …

Morning, January 8

Ex 28:38

… have we there! Our work for the Lord, its emulation, selfishness, carelessness, slackness, unbelief, what a mass of defilement is there! Our private devotions, their laxity, coldness, neglect …

Evening, May 7

Jn 5:8

… To trust him is the sure way to every blessing, and he is worthy of the most implicit confidence; but unbelief makes them prefer the cold porches of …

Morning, July 14

Ex 20:25

… There is among Christians far too much inclination to square and reconcile the truths of revelation; this is a form of irreverence and unbelief, let us strive against …

Morning, April 15

Ps 22:1

… which it caused him? In our case, our cry is often dictated by unbelief: in his case, it was the utterance of a dreadful fact, for God had …

Evening, May 25

Lu 24:33,35

… Let not the toil or darkness, or possible unbelief of your friends, weigh one moment in the scale. Up, and be marching to the place of duty, and …

Evening, November 22

Php 3:10

… May you both “know him, and the power of his resurrection.” Why should souls who are quickened with Jesus, wear the grave-clothes of worldliness and unbelief? Rise …

Faith Very Simple

… It means blank unbelief. What has HE done that you should talk of him in that way? Would you tell me that you would try to believe me …

Jesus Near but Unrecognized

Luke 24:16

… we do not attempt to account for, we have no doubt their eyes were restrained with unbelief Had they been expecting to see Jesus, I think they would …

Evening, June 28

Ex 7:12

… Then the devil has launched forth another host of serpents in the form of worldly trials, temptations, unbelief; but faith in Jesus is more than a match for …

Evening, May 11

Jos 1:7

… He would have us without carefulness, without doubt, without cowardice. Our Master does not think so lightly of our unbelief as we do. When we are desponding we …

Evening, February 29

1Co 2:12

… Christ’s finished work is like wine stored in the wine-vat; through unbelief we can neither draw nor drink. The Holy Spirit dips our vessel into this …

Morning, March 27

Mt 26:56

… me be very jealous of myself, lest having the same evil heart of unbelief, I should depart from my Lord as the apostles did. It is one thing …

Evening, November 15

Ps 68:28

… It is because of their neglect in this, that many Christians may blame themselves for those trials and afflictions of spirit which arise from unbelief. It is true …

Evening, September 28

1Ki 18:43

… Six times the servant returned, but on each occasion no word was spoken but “Go again.” We must not dream of unbelief, but hold to our faith even …

Evening, May 21

Ge 42:2

… Lord, forgive our unbelief, and this evening constrain us to draw largely from thy fulness and receive grace for grace.

Morning, January 1

Jos 5:12

… hope indeed, and to expect this glory so soon is a double bliss. Unbelief shudders at the Jordan which still rolls between us and the goodly land, but …

Evening, October 29

Lu 24:16

… And why do we not see him? It must be ascribed in our case, as in the disciples’, to unbelief. They evidently did not expect to see Jesus …

Evening, February 23

Mk 10:21

Evening, February 23 Go To Morning Reading “Take up the cross, and follow me.” Mark 10:21 You have not the making of your own cross, although unbelief …

Evening, October 2

Da 10:11

Evening, October 2 Go To Morning Reading “A man greatly beloved.” Daniel 10:11 Child of God, do you hesitate to appropriate this title? Ah! has your unbelief …

Evening, September 6

Ga 5:18

… his title by the light of Calvary. “Why,” saith he, “my faith has unbelief in it, it is not able to save me.” Suppose he had considered the …

Morning, May 23

Ps 138:8

… we have resolved to do, but entirely in what the Lord will do. Unbelief insinuates—“You will never be able to stand. Look at the evil of your …

Morning, October 17

1Sa 27:1

… How can we ever be so ungenerous as to doubt our God? Lord, throw down the Jezebel of our unbelief, and let the dogs devour it.

Morning, October 4

Zec 14:7

… The Lord’s people shall also enjoy light in the hour of death . Unbelief laments; the shadows fall, the night is coming, existence is ending. Ah no, crieth …

Morning, December 5

Mt 7:7

… No unbelief should hinder when Jesus promises. No cold-heartedness should restrain when such blessings are to be obtained.

Human Responsibility

John 15:22

… So unbelief sins itself and leads to every other sin. Unbelief is the file by which you sharpen the axe; and the coulter, and the sword, which you …

Evening, October 27

Is 64:6

… Selfishness defiles our tears, and unbelief tampers with our faith. The best thing we ever did apart from the merit of Jesus only swelled the number of our …

Chastisement—Now And Afterward

Hebrews 12:11

… We cannot, therefore, expect with such a mischief-making propensity within us as our inclination to unbelief, that we can fairly judge what affliction means. Added to this …

Heavenly Lovesickness!

Solomon 5:8

… It is unbelief that makes her use it, and yet there is a little faith mixed in her unbelief. It was an unbelief but not a misbelief. There …

Scales Taken From the Eyes

Acts 11:18

… O Brothers and Sisters, what multitudes are being ruined by this cruel unbelief towards Christ! Some of you, too, whom I have been addressing for years, are Believers …

Creation—An Argument For Faith

Jeremiah 32:17

… Unbelief will prevent God from blessing you. "He could not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief." "If you will believe all things are possible to …

A Delicious Experience

Hebrews 4:3

… If unbelief shuts men out, then faith is the door of entrance to those who have it. I beg you to grasp the kernel of promise which lies …

Love's Medicines and Miracles

Isaiah 38:17

… Among the rest, his own personal unbelief would rise before him. He would remember his fear and distrust and he would mourn over them. He had evidently been …

First Sermons at New Park Street Chapel

… If I could always be before it, if I could always see the light of His countenance, always feel the comforting assurance of being safe in Jesus, always …

Our Urgent Need of the Holy Spirit

Romans 15:13

… If professors are not taught of the Spirit, their ignorance will breed conceit, pride, unbelief and a thousand other evils! Oh, had you known more of the Truth …

A Delusion Dispelled

Ezekiel 14:20

… And, secondly, the prayers of the greatest intercessors cannot help if men persist in their unbelief. I. First, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE MOST GODLY CANNOT AVAIL FOR THE …

"Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled"

John 14:1-4

… He takes no delight in the doubt and disquietude of His people. When He saw that because of what He had said to them, sorrow had filled the …