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.