ASSURANCE

The remarkable thing about assurance is this: When we rest on the Word first, we get the feeling afterward. This is well illustrated in the story of a man's carrying a bag of potatoes on his back. He was asked by a skeptic, "How do you know you are saved?" Taking a few more steps forward, then letting the potatoes fall, he replied, "How do I know I have dropped the bag? I haven't looked around." "No," replied the critic, "but I suppose you can tell by the lessening of the weight." "Exactly," said the Christian. "That's how I know I am saved. I have lost the guilty feeling of sin and sorrow and have found peace and satisfaction in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by simply resting on His Word."