Still Worthy

September 20

It’s not always easy to believe. We who have put our faith in Christ want to trust Him with every fiber of our being, yet we must confess that doubts assail. Perhaps because we are frail mortals who haven’t the ability to conceptualize the faithfulness of our Immortal God, or perhaps because there is an enemy of our souls who is forever hurling doubt our way, we find ourselves wrestling with the dilemma of doubt.

God understands our quandary. He knows our frame. He who has fashioned us sees our grappling with the perplexities that tend to pull our faith down. He knows the ebb and flow of the tide of belief and He knows when we are riding a wave of assurance and confidence in Him that it can suddenly crash into a mere ripple.

The Lord does not abandon us at these points. He does not cast us off as being unworthy of His further care. His Holy Spirit may speak to our hearts as Jesus did to the frightened disciples in Mark 4:40 when the storm arose, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” At these times, we shall see as they did, that our Savior has authority over our storms.

At these times we will understand the magnitude of the encouragement we find in Proverbs 3:5, 6, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.” When we are at the point of doubt and discouragement, it is then He can meet us with the assurance that He is still worthy of the faith we’ve placed in Him.