Mar 21

Psalm 119:65-72
Memorise Psalm 119:66
“Teach me good judgment and knowledge: for I have believed thy commandments.”

I have a confession to make – I found God’s word difficult to believe! Did you, and do you? I would like to share my experience of my journey from unbelief to faith in the Lord.

I attended Sunday school as a little boy, but was never asked whether I believe the Word (or whether I believed in Jesus). I took a Bible correspondence course in university (more out of curiosity than a genuine desire to believe). I went to church with a friend for a few years when I started working, but still did not believe. I asked the pastor of the church many questions, but I was never convinced by the answers given. My doubts were mainly intellectual, for example, how can you believe in creation? (I was indoctrinated in the theory of evolution); isn’t the God of the Old Testament rather cruel? Etc etc.

Thank God, He opened my eyes after a few years of attending church! This happened when I started to be serious in my search for answers to my questions, and found that Christianity is a very reasonable faith! Then I understood Jeremiah 29:13 “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart”.

However, that was just the beginning. I continued to “half-believe” the word, and was a “stagnant” Christian for many years. Thank God, through listening to the faithful preaching of God’s Word, I began to take God’s Word more seriously, and He was faithful to increase my faith. I have come to believe in His Word more and more. I can say, like the father in Mark 9:24, “Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief”. The more I believed, the more the words of Psalm 119:66 became my prayer as well, whereby I believed God’s Word, and wanted to learn more and more about it. I began to pray that God would teach me good judgment and knowledge out of the Word of God. Believing in the Word of God is the first step that we take in our journey of faith. It is only when we yield to God’s Word and accept it to be totally true, that we can begin to learn more and more of the precious truths found within.

Thought: Jeremiah 29:13 “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.”
Prayer: Lord, I believe; help Thou mine unbelief.