Lord Jesus, hear my prayer,
Your grace impart;
When evil thoughts arise
Through Satan's art,
O, drive them all away
And do you, from day to day,
Keep me beneath your sway,
King of my heart.
You cannot rely on your experiences to prove the love of God. They may indeed give you evidence of it. But when you are in the dark, those things may seem to mock you.
All of us at times find ourselves faced with these two great questions. They are far from trivial. They are the most important questions in the world: "What is God really like?" and "Where can I find help?"
The answer to both questions is found in a single word: Jesus.
If you are in the dark, whether inside the kingdom of Christ or outside the kingdom of Christ, this is where you need to go first: to Jesus the Savior, who died for us on the cross.
Trust in Him. He foils Satan's arts.
By Grace Alone, Sinclair Ferguson, Reformation Trust, page 99.
Persis,
ReplyDeleteI grew relying on my own experiences to prove the love of God... The problem is that when trials came, my trust would fall to the ground, and break in little pieces.
I am grateful that God has opened my eyes, and now my trust is ON JESUS not on the circumstances around me or my own experience. Much like the quote about Joy on Philippians yesterday, right?
Thank you for this excerpts; I am being blessed by them!
Much love, dear sister.
That reminds me of something a dear sister from our church said at the ladies retreat last spring.
ReplyDeleteWe need to KNOW who our savior IS.
This woman had a year in which she lost an infant grandchild, had her husband become very ill, was being treated unfairly at her job, and her son had a brain tumor. But through it all she said it taught her WHO her savior IS.
I never forgot that.
Greatly needed reminder! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSo simple and yet so powerful.
ReplyDeleteI love what he said here: "But when you are in the dark, those things may seem to mock you."
Only a true revelation and understanding of Jesus will give us assurance and real stability in the hour of our trial.
Great book! ; )