May 21

Fear not; believe only.—Luke 8:50.

IF at any time I have doubts or fears as to my acceptance with God, why is it? Am I not looking too much to self, and too little to Christ; too much to my sinfulness, and too little to his mercy; too much to the evil, and too little to the remedy provided? Do I remember that all I can do or suffer will not atone for sin? And renouncing everything like self-dependence, do I believe only on Christ, and so find peace to my soul?

I must never think my sins too great, too aggravated, too presumptuous to hinder me from fleeing to Christ. Their weight should rather act like the weight of a clock—the heavier it is, the faster it goes.—MCCHEYNE.

The soul is the life of the body; faith is the life of the soul; Christ is the life of faith.—FLAVEL.

Unbelief may, perhaps, tear the copies of the covenant of Christ, but he still keeps the original with him in heaven. Your doubts and fears are no part of that covenant; neither can they change Christ.—RUTHERFORD.

It is not that I feel less weak; but Thou

Wilt be my strength. It is not that I see

Less sin; but more of pardoning love in thee, And all-sufficient grace. Enough! And now All fluttering thought is stilled: I only rest, And feel that thou art near, and know that I am bleat!