Assurance Is Reasonable

Here is a true Christian daily harassed by the weakness of his faith. He shuts himself up in a prison of despondency, and fastens the windows of his cell with the gloomy bars of doubts and fears. How foolish he is! He has been redeemed by covenant blood, saved by almighty grace, pardoned by Jesus, set at liberty by the Son. Yet, spellbound by the fatal mystic power of some weird imagination, he clings to the gloomy walls of Doubting Castle. What would you say of a millionaire who went threadbare, clothed in rags and starving himself on a penny a day? Many a Christian is doing this. He passes along with limping, hesitating gait, at a sorry pace toward the beautiful gates of pearl, when there is in the divine treasury, to be had simply for the asking, grace enough to make him like Jacob of old, a very prince with God. Why thus weary life with selfimposed burdens? Go to the cross. Faith, like the enchanter's wand, will roll the burdens off the soul, and you will come away with light and happy hearts, such as become the children and heirs of a king. Do not grow weary in asking gifts of your Father. His patient ear never wearies of your requests. Never fear asking too great things of his royal hand and heart. ''Giving doth not impoverish him, neither doth withholding enrich him."--Anon