FAITH MUST BE RESTORED

 

         By A. W. Tozer

 

 

        Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you

         an evil heart of unbelief.   Hebrews 3:12

 

             The Bible tells about man's being alienated from and an

         enemy to God.  Should this sound harsh or extreme you

         have only to imagine your closest friend coming to you

         and slating in cold seriousness that he no longer has any

         confidence in you.

 

             "I do not trust you.  I  have  lost  confidence  in your

         character.  I  am  forced  to  suspect  every  move  you

         make" ­ such a declaration would instantly alienate

         friends by destroying the foundation upon which every

         friendship is built.  Until your former friend's opinion of

         you had  been  reversed  there  could  be  no  further

         communion.

 

             People do not go boldly to God and profess that they

         have no confidence in Him and they usually do not

         witness publicly to their low view of God.  The frightful

         thing, however, is that people everywhere act out their

         unbelief with a consistency that is more convincing than

         words.

 

             Christianity provides a way back from this place of

         unbelief and alienation: "He that cometh to God must

         believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of them

         that diligently seek Him."

 

             God took the wrong upon Himself in order that the

         one who committed the wrong might be saved! 

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         Yours in Christ,

         Paul N. F.