It is so good to be a Christian and for so many wonderful reasons. One is that our knowledge of God is absolutely rock solid.
This is not to say we don’t doubt, but doubts come from within. You can doubt anything if you give yourself half a chance. I’m talking about the objective truth from God- God’s side. That is rock solid. And it’s rock solid because Jesus is God, and in Jesus, God has come and made the Father known.
Recently we’ve had computer problems and I searched and searched for a solution (and hassled a few very generous church friends). When someone who knew what to do, came and solved the problem, it was so good. It didn’t matter what I thought, it doesn’t matter how hard I tried. My problem was fixed- hallelujah!
God’s Word is able to make us wise for salvation (2 Tim 3;15). It fixes our relationship with God. I now know. I now have certainty. Certainty about eternity. Rock solid. Fact. And this is fantastic. It is marvellous. It takes away my anxiety. It gives me joy and confidence. And it skittles pride- for pride is to ignore how God’s knowledge has come.
There were many wishful thinkers at Darling Harbour to see Australia play Germany last week. They were so hopeful, willing us to win (if that was possible). But we lost. Badly. The objective reality was that we were never going to win. We weren’t the better team, full stop. Is Christianity like that? No way. Christianity isn’t wishful thinking. It is the opposite. We might doubt, but that doesn’t change anything about God. He is real, objective, true, and he can make us right with God. Hallelujah! It is so good to be a Christian. (Andrew)