"Erase All Doubt" - Too

 "Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?" (John 11:40 KJV)

  "Yes, even today when they read Moses' writings, their hearts are covered with that veil, and they do not understand. But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord - who is the Spirit - makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image." (2 Corinthians 3:15-18 NLT)

 It really isn't a matter of us doing works, for the sake of being righteous, but Christ is doing a work in us, that we can display His righteousness. That said, you must work at making that happen! You cannot just live out righteousness because Christ has made you righteous, but you live out righteousness because Christ has called you righteous! 

 My mom sometimes said, "Don't do what I do, do what I say!" But Christ Jesus says, "Do what I say, because I say what I do!" Or something to that affect. Besides, Paul tells us in Romans 13:14, "Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don't let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires." Sounds a little bit like doing to me! 

 Yes, we get hindered by our unbelief, because our belief is most times tied to ourselves. We imagine how we should be, and then reality sets in, and we get discouraged by thinking we have somehow failed. Well, I have news for you, in case you didn't know: You fail because you are human! Yes, you are still a Saint, but that crown is stowed away in heaven! 

 But the Good News is, that Jesus Christ did not fail, and He will not fail you now! Put all your trust in Him, leaning not on your own understanding! Seriously, stop trying to figure out a way for you to do it yourself, or trying to figure out the human way that God will get it done! Trust Him with ALL! 

 (Man, do I need some serious help!) "Where is the God of Elijah?" is probably not the question we should be asking when we are dealing with doubt, but, "What are you doing here, Elijah?" What that basically means, is to ask yourself, 'Am I a child of the KING, or what?' 

 Be the child...

"We know that we are children of God and that the world around us is under the control of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us understanding so that we can know the true God. And now we live in fellowship with the true God because we live in fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ. He is the only true God, and he is eternal life. Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts." (1 John 5:19-21 NLT)