September 3 Assurance
September 3 Assurance
“Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.”
—Hebrews 10:22
Ah, to have full assurance of faith! Faith, full-grown and come of age. Faith that gives spiritual sight into spiritual realities, helping us be far more certain of things we do not see.
The Puritans believed that full assurance of faith comes to believers who have endured through some great trial or time of testing. Having endured, the Spirit gives us assurance and our faith receives a new degree, a new release of energy at every point in our life. The eye of the soul is strengthened, and spiritual understanding is quickened.
If I’ve gained anything from my life in a wheelchair, I’ve gained fuller assurance of faith. My times of trial have made me certain of rich and deep spiritual realities. The Spirit has given me conviction that all things are, indeed, working together for good. I have assurance that I am never alone and that heaven is real. I know full well that the smallest of good deeds done in Christ’s name will result in a powerful display of glory. Such is the life of full assurance of faith.
Your times of trial and testing can be God’s way of applying Hebrews 10:22 in your life. Through hardships, you can draw nearer to God. Your heart can be made more sincere. Your faith will rise to full assurance of wondrous spiritual realities. Remember: Faith is the assurance of things hoped for!
Father, I am grateful that You have given me assurance of my salvation, but there are so many more spiritual realities of which I long to be certain. As I trust You in my trials, thank You for brightening the eye of my soul and quickening my spiritual understanding.