[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Do not stay in the place of doubt

By Oke Chinye

Read: 2 Kings 7:1-19

Meditation verse:

“But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of  the sea driven and tossed by the wind” (James 1:6).

The Bible describes the one who doubts as a wave of the sea, blown and tossed  by the wind, and such a person should not expect to receive anything from God.  People who doubt hardly ever begin any meaningful project, because they are  constantly questioning the possibility of its success. They doubt themselves and  everyone and everything around them. They believe the worse would happen  because they are sceptical about everything. 

Amid a severe famine in Samaria, Elisha prophesied that there will be abundance  of food by the following day. But an officer of the king doubted, and said “Look,  if the Lord would make windows in heaven, could this thing be?” And Elisha said  to him, “In fact, you shall see it with your eyes, but you shall not eat of it.” (2  Kings 7:2). The officer was trampled at the gates of Samaria whilst others were  rushing to partake of the abundance. Doubt separates you from your supply. It  prevents you from being a partaker in it. The opposite of doubt is faith. Faith is:  “confidence in what we hope for, assurance about what we do not see”  (Hebrews 11:1, NIV). The bible says: “without faith it is impossible to please  God” (Hebrews 11:6). You cannot activate God’s favour and help when you lack  faith in Him. 

Do not stay in the place of doubt. Doubt is an internal giant and a dangerous  stronghold that can keep you stuck in a rut. If you have a habit of doubting  everything including yourself, ask God to help you. He knows your level of faith  anyway. In Mark 9:23, Jesus said to the father of the boy who had the mute spirit  “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”. He knew the  man had little or no faith, and immediately the man responded honestly “Lord,  I believe; help my unbelief!” (Mark 9:24).  

“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and  without reproach, and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, with no  doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the  wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;  he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways” (James 1:5-8).

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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