How many are kept back from Jesus because they think they do not have āthe right kind of feelingsā? Let feelings take care of themselves. Satan can change your feelings, and make you feel almost any way; but he cannot change the Word of God. If our feelings change, we know the Word of God is true; and it is a great deal better to build on Godās Word than it is to build upon the best of feelings. Let us look closely at just one word ā TRUST. It means really the same as belief in, or faith in, the Lord Jesus Christ. Many people have been brought up to believe intellectually, and when we talk to them about faith they do not exactly understand what we mean. Perhaps, however, the use of this word ā Trust ā will help to make it plainer. The word āBelieveā in the New Testament is the same as āTrustā in the Old Testament. Where it is āBelieve, believe, believe,ā in the New, it is āTrust, trust, trust!ā in the Old. Some people get hold of that word āTrustā when they donāt understand what is meant by ābelieving inā the Lord Jesus Christ. It seems a simpler word, and is indeed a great help to faith.
How many are kept back from Jesus because they think they do not have āthe right kind of feelingsā? Let feelings take care of themselves. Satan can change your feelings, and make you feel almost any way; but he cannot change the Word of God. If our feelings change, we know the Word of God is true; and it is a great deal better to build on Godās Word than it is to build upon the best of feelings. Let us look closely at just one word ā TRUST. It means really the same as belief in, or faith in, the Lord Jesus Christ. Many people have been brought up to believe intellectually, and when we talk to them about faith they do not exactly understand what we mean. Perhaps, however, the use of this word ā Trust ā will help to make it plainer. The word āBelieveā in the New Testament is the same as āTrustā in the Old Testament. Where it is āBelieve, believe, believe,ā in the New, it is āTrust, trust, trust!ā in the Old. Some people get hold of that word āTrustā when they donāt understand what is meant by ābelieving inā the Lord Jesus Christ. It seems a simpler word, and is indeed a great help to faith.