There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and interferes with our relationship with God. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills.
Romans 14:20-23
Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats. It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble. Do you have faith? Keep it to yourself before God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin. (HCSB)
James 1:6 gives us this insight on the damage doubt can do to us as Christians, “But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.” Strong words are used here of doubt, let’s look at them.
Have you ever seen a surging sea? It is unpredictable first of all, for its danger is that you can never prepare yourself to meet this powerful force. It is also a driven force, that is that there is a strong and determined movement in a direction, and lastly, it is tossed, by the wind which again can be, a powerful destructive force on its own.
Like a boat at anchor, the rope slack at one moment can receive a powerful jolt, uprooting the anchor and putting the ship on the rocks. This is the powerful strength of satan, in that he will always hit us when we least expect it, and one of his most used tools is the tool of doubt. Doubt, a powerful force to stop us as Christians, throws us off course, and into the raging seas of the world…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
Romans 14:20-23
Do not tear down God’s work because of food. Everything is clean, but it is wrong for a man to cause stumbling by what he eats. It is a noble thing not to eat meat, or drink wine, or do anything that makes your brother stumble. Do you have faith? Keep it to yourself before God. Blessed is the man who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin. (HCSB)
James 1:6 gives us this insight on the damage doubt can do to us as Christians, “But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. An indecisive man is unstable in all his ways.” Strong words are used here of doubt, let’s look at them.
Have you ever seen a surging sea? It is unpredictable first of all, for its danger is that you can never prepare yourself to meet this powerful force. It is also a driven force, that is that there is a strong and determined movement in a direction, and lastly, it is tossed, by the wind which again can be, a powerful destructive force on its own.
Like a boat at anchor, the rope slack at one moment can receive a powerful jolt, uprooting the anchor and putting the ship on the rocks. This is the powerful strength of satan, in that he will always hit us when we least expect it, and one of his most used tools is the tool of doubt. Doubt, a powerful force to stop us as Christians, throws us off course, and into the raging seas of the world…God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
