Immediately
the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” (ESV)
I love the old church songs, classics like “Borrow
my life and let it be, sometimes, partially for thee.” I well remember “Some to Jesus I surrender, I
surrender some.” Even little children
know “Jesus loves me, I guess so.”
If we were honest with ourselves, those are the
lyrics we would sing. The originals, of
course, are more certain, more convinced and convincing. Sometimes, however, I do not want to
surrender my entire life to Jesus and yes, even as a Christian, there are times
when I doubt His love. I am human, just
like the man in the verse for today. Yet
unlike so many of us, who feel we need to save face and pretend a perfect
Christian walk 24/7, he cried out in his unbelief and in so doing showed real
faith.
If your Christian friends and family were not
around, if it were just you and Jesus in the privacy of your heart, what would
you say to Him? Trust me, there is no
hurt, anger, frustration, fear, doubt, hesitation, or question that He has not
heard. On top of that, there is not one
of those that He does not already know you are hiding in your heart.
Copyright © 2014 by Steven R. Perkins
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