I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief! Mark 9:24
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful
nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. Romans 7:18
Here is something that you and I must dwell upon. Personally, I
am constantly brought to this: I have not yet learnt thoroughly to believe what
I believe in! I believe in the finished work of Christ, yet sometimes I am just
as miserable about myself as any man could be. I am often almost at the point
of giving up because of what a wretched kind of thing I am. If there is
anything in this world that would cause me to give up the Christian ministry,
it is myself. Do you understand what I mean? Oh, how we are discouraged by what
we find in ourselves! And so, we don't believe what we believe in. We believe
in the finished work of Christ, and that God puts all that finished work to our
account. God does not see us in ourselves – He sees us in Christ. He does not
see us, He sees Christ in us. We don't believe that! If we really did we would
be delivered from ourselves and would indeed be triumphant Christians.
Of course, that does not mean that we can just behave anyhow. We
may speak and act wrongly, but for every Christian there is a refuge – a mercy
seat. It has not to be made; it is there with the precious Blood. That has not
to be shed; it is shed. There is a High Priest making intercession for us.
There is everything that we need. The work is finished, completed. Oh, we
Christians must believe our beliefs! We must take hold, with both hands, of the
things which are of our Christian faith.
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