
There is a reward for those who will not doubt. If we can understand this I believe it will give us strength. There is a blessing reserved for those who don’t doubt God.
Matthew 11:6 Then give him this message, ‘Blessed are those who don’t doubt me.’
These were words that were spoken by Jesus. If we can overcome the constant challenges of doubt, we can know and experience this blessing. This should be a constant encouragement to us in the area of doubt. We all want to know God’s blessing on our lives. This is one of the keys to experiencing more of God’s blessing in our lives.
A CRY FROM THE HEART OF JESUS
We see Jesus, in the New Testament, addressing the issue of doubt.
Matthew 14:25-31 About four o’clock in the morning Jesus came to them, walking on the water! They screamed in terror, for they thought He was a ghost. But Jesus immediately spoke to them, reassuring them. “Don’t be afraid!” He said. Then Peter called to Him: “Sir, if it is really You, tell me to come over to You, walking on the water.” “All right,” the Lord said, “come along!” So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus. But when he looked around at the high waves, he was terrified and began to sink. “Save me, Lord!” he shouted. Instantly Jesus reached out His hand and rescued him. “O man of little faith,” Jesus said. “Why did you doubt Me?”
This is an amazing story about the undermining effect of doubt. Jesus compared Peter’s doubting to a lack of faith. Jesus addresses the faith issue, but then we see the cry of His heart: ‘Why did you doubt Me?’ It is as though that phrase still cries out to us in our generation: ‘Why do you doubt Me?’
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