I do believe, but help me overcome my
unbelief! Mark 9:24
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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