Mark 9:23

Many professed Christians are always doubting and fearing, and they despondently think that this is the necessary state of believers. This is a mistake, for all things are possible to him that believeth; and it is possible for us to rise to a state in which a doubt or a fear will be merely like a bird of passage flitting across the soul, but never lingering there.

When you read of the high and sweet communions enjoyed by favored saints, you sigh and murmur in the chamber of your heart, “Alas! These are not for me.” O climber, if you only have faith, you will yet stand upon the sunny pinnacle of the temple, for all things are possible to him that believeth.

You hear of exploits that holy men have done for Jesus: what they have enjoyed of Him, how much they have been like Him, how they have been able to endure great persecutions for His sake. And you say, “Ah! As for me, I am only a worm; I can never achieve this.”

But there is nothing that any saint was, which you may not also be. There is no elevation of grace, no attainment of spirituality, no clearness of assurance, no post of duty, that is not open to you if you only have the power to believe.

Lay aside your sackcloth and ashes, and rise to the dignity of your true position. You are of little account in Israel because you choose to be so, not because there is any necessity for it. It is not fitting that you should grovel in the dust, O child of a King! Ascend!

The golden throne of assurance is waiting for you! The crown of communion with Jesus is ready to adorn your brow. Wrap yourself in scarlet and fine linen, and feast sumptuously every day; for if you believe, you may eat the fat of kidneys of wheat; your land will flow with milk and honey, and your soul will be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. Gather golden sheaves of grace, for they await you in the fields of faith. All things are possible to him that believeth.