Doubt & Assurance

Morning, December 21

2Sa 23:5

… Blessed is the assurance that he hath made a covenant with me! If God the Holy Ghost gives me assurance of this, then his salvation is mine, his …

Evening, August 8

Mk 9:23

… This is a mistake, for “all things are possible to him that believeth”; and it is possible for us to mount into a state in which a doubt …

Evening, April 14

Is 3:10

… or if it had been written, “It is well with him when under persecution,” we must have been thankful for so sustaining an assurance, for persecution is hard …

Christ's Word with You

Matthew 11:28

… for I felt that I did exist! Up from the depths of doubt and unbelief I rose to feel there must be something sure. I cast my soul …

Unparalleled Loving Kindnesses

Psalm 89:49

… has a doubt whether he is saved or not. All his past sins seem to rise up before him and the foul suggestion of unbelief is, "Can it …

Christ Asleep in the Vessel

Mark 4:38

… We view the troubles which come upon us as the result of the stern decrees of fate and shudder because it seems to our unbelief that God has …

Alas! I Can Do Nothing!

… The one thing that the poor strengthless sinner has to fix his mind upon, and firmly retain, as his one ground of hope, is the divine assurance that …

Degrees Of Power Attending The Gospel

1 Thessalonians 1:5

… such fruit-bearing Christians that there can be no doubt that you have received the Word "in much assurance." Then shall it be equally clear that you are …

"Jesus Wept"

John 11:35

… Between indignation at the powers of evil, grief for the family who had been bereaved by death, sorrow over those who stood by in unbelief and a distressing …

Predestination and Calling

Romans 8:30

… He has given thee hope, ask for faith; and when he gives thee faith, ask for assurance; and when thou gettest assurance, ask for full assurance; and when …

True Prayer—True Power!

Mark 11:24

… We need a realizing assurance in prayer. To count over the mercies before they are come! To be sure that they are coming! To act as if we …

Faith Working By Love

Galatians 5:6

… If you doubt your Lord, you will think harsh thoughts of Him and cease to love Him as you should. If you fall into trouble and you doubt …

Manasseh

… I tell him I may be, and no doubt am very credulous, as he conceives credulity, but I conceive that which I believe is in perfect consistency with …

Praise for Jesus

Genesis 49:8

… What a quiet answer this was to his former unbelief! They were all there, yet he could remember the time when he had said, "Me have you bereaved …

The Mediator’The Interpreter

Exodus 20:18-20

… Even after we have fled for refuge to the hope set before us in the gospel, after we have a full assurance that our iniquities are put away …

Servitude Or Service—Which?

2 Chronicles 12:8

… If there are any difficulties in the faith of Christ, they are not one-tenth as great as the absurdities in any system of unbelief which seeks to …

The Essence Of The Gospel

John 3:18

… the Spirit of God, but you have from Jesus Christ Himself the sweet assurance that you are not condemned! What joy, what peace this Word should speak unto …

If So—what Then?

1 Peter 4:18

… I delight to sing with holy John Newton— "Beyond a doubt, I rest assured You are the Christ of God! Who has eternal life secured By promise and …

Psalm 64

Psalm 64

… From harm and dread of harm protect me; or it may be read as an expression of his assurance that it would be so; "from fear of the …

Faith, And The Witness Upon Which It Is Founded

1 John 5:9

… A man does not doubt things that are an integral part of his daily existence. Very few skepticisms arise in a man's mind about the facts of …

The Horns of the Altar

1 Kings 2:30

… The kingdom of God has come nigh unto you, but I fear it will work your damnation through your unbelief; for it will be a savour of death …

The Mighty Arm

Psalm 89:13

… There is but one arm for us to rest upon, but blessed is the assurance—"You have a mighty arm." Oh, if that God upon whom we have …

With the Disciples on the Lake of Galilee

Matthew 8:27

… He has chided the unbelief of His trembling saints and then He has hushed the winds and the waves—and there has been a time of peace for …

Joy in Place of Sorrow

John 16:22

… When the man says that he is perfectly happy and satisfied, we think, "Just so, no doubt you are, and we have seen many a fat bullock in …

The Lord Chiding His People

Psalm 103:9

… Abraham's unbelief chastened itself when he found his wife taken by the Philistine king. A worse case is that of Lot. He did not keep the separated …

Happiness—the Privilege and Duty of Christians

Deuteronomy 33:29

… dear assurance of almighty power and love all his own—what more does he need? He who can use this two-edged sword may defy doubt, fear, anxiety …

'Nunc Dimittis'

Luke 2:29-30

… These four considerations, gathered out of the text itself, may give fourfold certainty to the assurance that every believer, at the hour of his departure, shall possess peace …

Universal Fatherhood—a Lie!

John 8:38

… Nearly 19 centuries have tried and tested the teachings of Jesus and perhaps this century, with all its unbelief, does the Character of Christ more honor than any …

Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

2 Timothy 2:15

… in sin, but may know clearly that sin is a deadly evil and unbelief the sure destroyer of the soul! He has, indeed, been made to handle the …

Good Cheer From Christ's Real Presence

Mark 6:45-52

… When we are saved is the fit time for us to chasten ourselves for our unbelief. Let us learn from our Lord that we may not reprove others …

Faith's Firm Resolve

Psalm 71:16

… Do you not hear the advice of Unbelief, "Let affairs drift. You cannot help yourself, old man! You have got into a very sad condition. Give up your …

The Deceitfulness of Sin

Hebrews 3:13

… In time comes in the help of unbelief. When a man begins to doubt his Bible, to doubt the Atonement, to doubt the wrath to come and so …

The Sweet Harp of Consolation

Isaiah 41:10

… And I do not doubt but what invisible spirits are often sent by God from Heaven to invigorate our spirits when they are ready to sink. Have you …

Might Have Been, or May Be

John 11:37

… An explanation was given by the Lord to His disciples by His assurance that it was for the glory of God. That explanation you will get. You have …

The Life, Walk and Triumph of Faith

Genesis 17:1

… Do not doubt God's power to fulfill His own decrees. Do not doubt that He will keep His Word to the letter and to the minute, but …

Strength in Weakness

… A little time ago, persons who were full of distrust and unbelief were regarded as the possessors of a deep experience; but I hope the age has for …

Good Cheer for the New Year

Deuteronomy 11:12

… Let it be what He appoints, for there is this comfort in the assurance that not a moment from this Sunday night on to December 31st , 1867, shall …

No Quarter

1 Kings 18:40

… But they have not had a word to say against Sabbath-breaking, or against unbelief, hardness of heart, pride, or self-righteousness. They would kill the adder and …

The Final Separation

Matthew 25:32

… No child of God will ever have a doubt in Heaven, but it is necessary that they begin their bliss with a very strong assurance of Divine Love …

Walking in the Light of the Lord

Isaiah 2:5

… They are the original branches of the good olive tree, although for a time they have been cut off because of unbelief. And we, who were only wild …