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God is not man, that he should lie, or a son of man, that he should change his mind. Has he said, and will he not do it? Numbers 23:19
D.L. MOODY
Suppose a man, directing me to the post office, gives me ten landmarks, and that in my progress, there I find nine of them to be as he told me. I should have good reason to believe that I was coming to the post office.
And if, by believing, I get a new life and a hope, a peace, a joy, and a rest to my soul that I never had before; if I get self-control, and find that I have a power to resist evil and to do good, I have pretty good proof that I am on the right road to the “city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God” (Hebrews 11:10). And if things have taken place, and are now taking place as recorded in God’s Word, I have good reason to conclude that what yet remains will be fulfilled. And yet people talk of doubting! Faith is to take God at His word, unconditionally.
ERWIN LUTZER
While there are many good reasons to believe the Word of God, Moody noted one compelling reason: the Holy Spirit’s transforming work in our lives. If we discover a hatred for sin and a desire to love God within ourselves, then we know those desires have come to us from God.
I have counseled many who doubt their salvation. I try to be very careful for I fear giving false assurance to someone who is actually not converted. On the other hand, I know Christians who show fruit of the Spirit and a love for God and give a clear testimony of when they trusted Christ as Savior, yet they doubt if their conversion is genuine.
The very desire we have for assurance is a good sign we are converted. The unconverted may speak of their conversion as an intellectual curiosity but have no holy desire to make certain they are among the redeemed. The truly saved are those who pursue God, grow in their faith, and eventually come to “the full assurance of faith” (see Hebrews 10:22). God’s Word accomplishes all of His purposes, even in you.
PRAYER
Father, help me to trust you to finish all you said you would do.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
Do you struggle to trust in God’s promises?
What do you root your faith—or lack thereof—in?