GOD’S WORD FOR  MARCH 14

We are reading from a daily devotional  called “Running To Win” written by Erwin Lutzer  and the late, great D.L. Moody.   Erwin Lutzer is a light in our day as D.L. Moody was in his.  Besides his many ministries, and many books, Pastor Lutzer was Senior Pastor at Moody Church in Chicago for 36 years and now serves as Pastor Emeritus there.  He is  Chancelor and a former professor at Moody Bible Institute, where he taught Theology and Ministry, and now has numerous radio teachings.

FAITHFUL DOUBTING

John 20:24-25

 “Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples therefore said to him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’    So he said to them, ‘Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.’”

D.L. MOODY

I often think that Thomas was the most unhappy man in Jerusalem during the week that followed.  It would have been far more reasonable for him to have believed those who saw Jesus, rather than to have doubted their word.  But unbelief is the most unreasonable thing in the world.

ERWIN LUTZER

Many people doubt God’s promises, and some doubt their salvation.  As they think about their future, they have a very vague hope that all will be well and say, “I just hope that God will be gracious.”  God can handle your doubts.  It’s OK to doubt because as it has been said, “He who has never really doubted has never really believed.”

Some people should doubt their salvation because they are not saved.  Saving faith is the deep settled conviction that what Jesus Christ did on the cross for us is sufficient for us to be welcomed by God.  If you have doubts, bring them to Jesus.  As the song “Just as I Am” reads, “Just as I am, though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt, fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come.”

PRAYER

Father, please help me to believe that trust in Jesus is enough.

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Mark 9:24

    “The father instantly cried out, ‘I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!’”

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James 1:5

    “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.”

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John 20:27

    “Then he said to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!’”

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Jude 1:22

    “And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.”

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Matthew 11:3-4

    “John the Baptist sent them to ask Jesus, ‘Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?’ Jesus told them, ‘Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen.’”

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Psalm 94:19

    “When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer.”

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2 Corinthians 4:8-9

    “We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.”

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