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Doubt, assurance, unbelief, and confidence in Christ
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Under His Shadow
Psalm 91:1
… The joy of the Lord is our strength and it is when we delight ourselves in the Lord that we have assurance of power in prayer. Here faith …
DEVOTIONALJuly 15 — THE MOURNER COMFORTED
Matt. 5:4
… They shall be comforted as to the abounding sin of their city and of their age by the assurance that God will glorify Himself, however much men may …
DEVOTIONALJune 20 — THE LORD OUR COMPANION
Ps. 23:4
… 23:4 Sweet are these words in describing a deathbed assurance. How many have repeated them in their last hours with intense delight! But the verse is equally …
DEVOTIONALJune 26 — IT WILL NOT BE LONG
James 5:8
… Do our multiplied temptations cause us in the least to waver? Then the assurance, that before long the Lord will be here, preaches to us from this text …
DEVOTIONALJune 19 — A SOUND HEART
Ps. 119:80
… 119:80 We may regard this inspired prayer as containing within itself the assurance that those who keep close to the Word of God shall never have cause …
DEVOTIONALAug. 11 — WAITING, NOT RUNNING
Ps. 62:1
… Blessed assurance! -- from Him salvation is coming; it is on the road. It will come from Him, and from no one else. He shall have all the glory …
COMMENTARYPsalm 59
Psalm 59
… David called them dogs, and no doubt a pretty pack they were, a cursed cursing company of curs. When they said, "Who doth hear?" God was listening, and …
DEVOTIONALMay 9 — TRUST MEANS JOY
Ps. 33:21
… fruition and we rejoice in the Lord. Doubt breeds distress, but trust means joy in the long run. The assurance expressed by the Psalmist in this verse is …
DEVOTIONALJuly 11 — NEVER SEPARATED FROM GOD
John 11:26
… Wherefore we press forward with full assurance that our life is secure in our living Head.
SERMON • SERMON 368The March!
Numbers 10:35
… And I do not doubt that it—fearful catastrophe though it was—has been the mother of multitudes of blessings! The Christian world noted the example; they saw …
DEVOTIONALJune 16 — POSSESS NOT ONLY PROFESS
Matt. 13:12
… Since thou hast caused me to trust Jesus, raise my faith to full assurance. Since thou hast made me to love Thee, cause me to be carried away …
DEVOTIONALMay 10 — FEAR ONLY GOD
Heb. 13:6
… This assurance may make us feel quite independent of men. Under such high patronage we do not feel tempted to cringe before our fellowmen, and ask of them …
DEVOTIONALSept. 22 — BROAD RIVERS WITHOUT GALLEYS
Isa. 33:21
… of my own perfection to sail up the broad rivers of my full assurance. Lord, give me that blessing which maketh rich, and neither addeth sorrow, nor addeth …
DEVOTIONALAug. 18 — SEEKERS, FINDERS
I Chron. 28:9
… What strong assurance this promise gives to the seeker! "He that seeketh findeth." You, yes you, if you seek your God shall find Him. When you find Him …
DEVOTIONALFeb. 17 — GOD CAN MAKE YOU STRONG
II Chron. 15:7
… in a day of terrible storm, and it suggested to him to put on all steam, with the assurance of reaching port in safety with a glorious freight.
DEVOTIONALFeb. 28 — REAL ESTATE IN HEAVEN
Heb. 10:34
… But God has given us a promise of real estate in the glory-land, and that promise comes to our hearts with such full assurance of its certainty …
DEVOTIONALNov. 14 — THE NAME TO USE
John 14:14
… mighty at the throne as ever, and we may plead it with full assurance. What an instructive prayer! I may not ask for anything to which I cannot …
SERMON • SERMON 3440Attention!
Matthew 17:5
… Hear the voice of His Ascension as it proclaims the justification of those for whom He died and rose again—and the assurance of the eternal perfection of …
SERMON • SERMON 902Safe Shelter
Psalm 91:4
… I do not doubt that servants of God, in times of danger at sea, when the huge billows have roared and the tempest has raged and the vessel …
DEVOTIONALEvening, July 12
2Ti 4:18
… When you enjoy the full assurance of faith, you have the pledge of that glorious security which shall be yours when you are a perfect citizen of the …
SERMON • SERMON 2342A New Year's Retrospect And Prospect
Psalm 10:17
… It may be my lot, it may be your lot, dear Brother or Sister, to go Home this year, but we will fall back on this gracious assurance …
DEVOTIONALEvening, October 23
Lu 22:46
… The distressed soul does not sleep; it is after we enter into peaceful confidence and full assurance that we are in danger of slumbering. The disciples fell asleep …
DEVOTIONALEvening, June 19
Song 2:16-17
… Beloved, this may be your present state of mind; you do not doubt your salvation; you know that Christ is yours, but you are not feasting with him …
SERMON • SERMON 548Forward! Forward! Forward!
Exodus 14:15
… When we have fairly committed it to God, we are to act upon the assurance that He has heard us. Nor will such an action be the fruit …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 6
Eph 6:18
… We have had to pray for sanctifying grace, for constraining and restraining grace; we have been led to crave for a fresh assurance of faith, for the comfortable …
DEVOTIONALEvening, December 8
Ps 68:10
… would be; the comfort which your heart wants is treasured in the sweet assurance of the text. You are poor and needy, but he has thought upon you …
SERMON • SERMON 615Human Depravity And Divine Mercy
Genesis 8:21
… There is a time when every child of God is shut in—when faith and full assurance give him an evidence that he is indissolubly one with Christ …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 23
Eph 1:6
… Know by full assurance thy glorious standing. Even glorified souls are not more accepted than thou art. They are only accepted in heaven “in the beloved,” and thou …
DEVOTIONALMorning, November 2
Mal 3:6
… Precious is the assurance that he changes not! The wheel of providence revolves, but its axle is eternal love. “Death and change are busy ever, Man decays, and …
DEVOTIONALMorning, July 8
Jdg 16:6
… its connection with the promise-giver, and, because she does so, can with assurance say, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life!”
DEVOTIONALMorning, November 12
1Pe 1:7
… Faith increases in solidity, assurance, and intensity, the more it is exercised with tribulation. Faith is precious, and its trial is precious too. Let not this, however, discourage …
DEVOTIONALMorning, July 17
1Th 1:4
… The assurance of the Holy Spirit shall be given to you, so that you shall be able to say, “I know whom I have believed, and I am …
DEVOTIONALMorning, November 11
De 33:27
… This assurance of support is a comfort to any weary but earnest worker in the service of God. It implies a promise of strength for each day, grace …
DEVOTIONALMorning, September 1
Ps 73:24
… In his written Word thou hast this assurance in part fulfilled, for holy Scripture is his counsel to thee. Happy are we to have God’s Word always …
DEVOTIONALMorning, November 20
La 3:58
… and may be able to speak with the clear, melodious voice of full assurance. Notice how gratefully the prophet speaks, ascribing all the glory to God alone! You …
DEVOTIONALEvening, May 12
Ge 46:3-4
… We cannot hesitate to go where Jehovah promises his presence; even the valley of deathshade grows bright with the radiance of this assurance. Marching onwards with faith in …
DEVOTIONALMorning, December 9
Is 30:18
… Paul besought the Lord thrice that “the thorn in the flesh” might be taken from him, and he received no assurance that it should be taken away, but …
DEVOTIONALMorning, February 19
Eze 36:37
… Your assurance was the result of prayer. When at any time you have had high and rapturous joys, you have been obliged to look upon them as answers …
DEVOTIONALMorning, May 21
1Pe 2:3
… A jealous and holy distrust of self may give rise to the question even in the believer’s heart, but the continuance of such a doubt would be …
DEVOTIONALEvening, July 13
Ps 56:9
… enemies be turned back .” This is no uncertain hope, but a well grounded assurance—“ this I know .” I will direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up …