THE human heart, not submitting to God’s word, accounts a man who says his sins are forgiven by the blood of Christ a presumptuous man and a self-righteous Pharisee; and calls him who covers himself with doubts, fears and distrust, an excellent model of humility. He calls unbelief humility, and faith pride.
Whether of these two would you call the proud’ or the humble soul, dear reader? There were two women both seeking riddance of the load of sin, both heard God’s gospel, both heard the same truth from the same lips, that God laid on Jesus the iniquities of us all. One of them said, “Is it indeed true then, that God put my sins on Jesus when He hung on the cross?” and believing, her soul was overpowered at that priceless love which suffered in her stead, bled for her, was wounded, bruised, nailed, yea forsaken of God for her. The other, after hearing, was besought to believe, being told that God required nothing at her hand save faith. Her reply was “It is not true, I know better.”
It is not every one who will boldly say of God’s good news, “I know better;” but, alas, there are thousands who live and act as if they knew better than God. Tell them of the finished work of Jesus, tell them of His blood, of His resurrection, and bid them know that being justified by faith we have peace with God; they rush forthwith to their prayers, their strivings, their works. The Bible is as plain as the daylight; it only speaks of Christ; it says, believe, believe; but these souls practically reply, “It is not true, I know better.”
Beloved reader, which way is it with you, ―faith or works? peace or trouble? Christ or self?
Have you as a little child believed, have you drank the sincere milk of God’s word and found it all Jesus? or, are you one of those who practically say, “I know better?”