Unbelief is oft a hypocrite clothed in a white robe, as an angel
of light, having the semblance of all humility; but drag him
to the light, and the monster appears! He would cast down God
from His throne and set himself thereon.
Where Unbelief is, there is pride; and where pride is, her whole
brood of evils are to be found with her. So with the obedience
of faith, there is humility with all her train.
There will be no room for the fretfulness of Unbelief, if I only
see that He who is the Ruler of heaven and earth is my very Kinsman
-- my Brother.
When a child of God takes an unbelieving step, and God suffers
it to succeed, this is one of the sharpest corrections he can
be visited with. (2 Chron. 16:2-9.)
Let us not nourish Unbelief by plans and contrivances of fleshly
prudence.
One step of Unbelief unrepented of leads to another.
Hard thoughts of God are, alas! natural to us; and swarm in our
breast: it is only as the love of God is revealed to us in the
cross of Christ that we are able to cast them out.
If in great tribulation we are by faith walking upon the flood,
we shall seem to the eye of Unbelief to be sinking in the flood.
If Unbelief prevail in saints, they slight the assemblies of
God's people; but let us who diligently frequent them be able
to say, "We have seen the Lord" (John 20:25): that will be the
best rebuke for the negligent.
Unbelief is in man's sight no sin at all—whilst in God's sight
it is of all sins the greatest.
Whilst we are looking to Jesus at the right hand of God, all
circumstances are our occasions for honouring God by faith; but
if we look to circumstances and not to Christ, they cast us down,
and leave us a prey to Unbelief.
By Unbelief the child of God degrades himself; losing sight of
his heavenly robe he makes much of the earthly rags of this world's
honour, and can even envy the wearers. (Ps. 73:3.)
We do well to remember that God is as true to His forewarnings
of wrath and curse, as He is to His promises of grace. We take
the latter for our peculiar comfort, but should also solemnly
meditate the former for our ripe and full acquaintance with God.
Unbelief cripples and puts in fear where no fear is; it leads
to despair, and despair is but unbelief without a bridle.
Do you, at the Mercy-seat, confess the iniquity of Unbelief?
Remember that it makes God to be the very contrary of what He
is.
Unbelief and its rebellion will make of a mere nothing a great
mountain.
Every murmuring thought is the child of Unbelief, and makes God
a liar.