I Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel
God’s Response to Our Doubts
Pastor Tom
February 7, 2010
Romans 8:31–39
Doubt is hesitation, uncertainty, reservation, misgiving, distrust and disbelief. We can doubt our children’s ride report or teeth brushing report or hand washing claim. We might doubt someone’s word or a salesperson’s promise. There might be times we even doubt God. You might doubt God for some reason today. You may doubt whether or not He is really for you. You may doubt if He’ll come through. Or you may doubt His love for you.
Doubts about God come in several ways. The devil and his forces like to seed doubt about God. He likes to whisper and sow seeds of doubt in our spirit about God’s goodness or love. The devil looks for opportunities to scatter seeds of doubt in our lives.
Philosophical Doubts can cause us to hesitate with respect to God. We may doubt God’s existence. We can’t see how Science and the Bible can both be true. We may wonder if Christianity is founded on solid evidence or if it’s just one of many irrational faiths that weak people turn to.
Emotions or Circumstances may cause doubts about God when bad times come. Maybe you face tough circumstances; a difficult diagnosis; an exhausting week. You may see little or no hope at work or in your marriage or at school. You wonder “where is God in all this?”
