Do you? Have you?

16. Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17. And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted.

Matthew 28:16,17

The very first time I read this verse, I was filled with righteous indignation. How could they? How could anyone think of... oh, I shudder to repeat it...

They had been His disciples. They had heard Him teach the multitudes and watched Him heal the sick. They had listened to Him tell them over and over again that He would be killed and then be ressurected. And they has seen Him killed, and had heard angels announce His Ressurection. And when they saw the Man Who had conquered death, some doubted...

And then I paused to think. Do I always choose to believe, every time an opportunity to believe comes my way? Have I always held on to His Word as true, ignoring all contrary circumstances?

Do you? Have you?

Jyde January 9, 2008

The Certainty of These Things...

It seemed good to me also, ..., to write unto thee ..., That thou mightest know the certainty of those things, wherein thou hast been instructed.

Luke 1:3,4

We live in a world where we're constantly exposed to various challenges, temptations and distractions which cause us to doubt the truth of the Word. Opinions from friends and family, books, magazines, popular music - they all band together to encourage us to wonder if God's Word really is so... That's why He reminds us that this is a Book of facts. Not of fantasies or fiction, not of tales or theories... "We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness..." "We know that we have passed from death unto life..." "We know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding..." "We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not..." "We know that we have the petitions that we desired of him..." "We know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him..." "We know that all things work together for good to them that love God..." WE KNOW FOR SURE! Jyde 8 January, 2008