The Source...

Lately the word assurance has been stirring in my heart as God Himself has brought it to my attention reminding me to "Be assured and to rest assured". The dictionary defines assurance as "insurance and guarantee intended to give full confidence and freedom from doubt, to cause a certainty and security." God desires that His beloved kids be and live confident, free from doubt, certain and secure. In fact we're admonished in Hebrews 10:35 not to "throw away/fling away our fearless confidence; for it shall be richly rewarded." Assurance is paramount to advancing the kingdom of God and fulfilling His will. Faith itself is defined as the "assurance that what we hope for WILL come about."(Heb.11:1) And it is truly God Himself who is this Assurance, He IS our Insurance and our Guarantee. He alone is the reason for and giver of courage, faith, surety and fearless confidence. He is Security. He is, as David wrote, Strength, Rock, Fortress, Deliverer,Refuge,Shield and High Tower. If this God is not enough to steady my sometimes shaky soul then nothing will- NOTHING. Other vices may temporarily prop and provide crutch but they are powerless in the face of any true test or need; they are unreliable, unsteady, worthless counterfeits in light of God Almighty who actively holds the cosmos in place. That which baits me to believe it has the ability to stabilize, satisfy, provide,or give comfort and solace apart from God offers a blasphemous lie. There is no lasting, authentic resource outside of God, The Source. There is no source outside THE SOURCE! "[Assurance of one's own resources or in the stability of earthly things]- these do not come from the Father but are from the world itself. And the world passes away and disappears. but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life remains forever"...1John 2:16-17