Jesus said,
“You of little faith, why did
you doubt?” – Matthew 14:31
“…if you have faith and do
not doubt…” – Matthew 21:21
“…do not doubt in your heart,
but believe…” – Mark 11:23
Jesus commanded His disciples to not doubt. Doubt is not of
God but is a weapon of our enemy, the devil. The devil plants seeds of doubt to
try to negate the measure of faith that God has given us (Romans 12:3).
Doubt is a lack of belief, and if allowed to take root in
our hearts it will grow into unbelief. Unbelief is a total rejection of faith.
Unbelief opens the door for our enemy the devil to wreak havoc in our lives.
Unbelief is a danger to us and Jesus was all too aware of this.
God has given us a weapon to combat doubt. It is the Word of God. When plagued by doubt, we must get into the Bible. Reading, studying, meditating on and hearing the Word bolsters our faith, for God’s Word is infused with His faith and as we read His Word, the supernatural faith that it carries will empower us for battle and form a shield of protection around us.
“So faith comes from hearing,
and hearing by the word of Christ.” – Romans 10:17 (NASB)
When Abraham was attacked by doubt, he stood up to the
temptation to disbelieve God’s promise and grew stronger in his faith. Faith
produces endurance. It is through God and His Word that we receive the ability
to believe. God prepares us for the battle and arms us through His Word.
The devil will do everything he can to weaken our faith.
With his lies, he compels us to doubt and disbelieve God. He assaults our minds
with doubt, but we are to ignore what’s in our heads, focus on our hearts and
listen. God speaks to our hearts, a place deep within us, our inner being.
They asked each other, “Were
not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and
opened the Scriptures to us?” – Luke 24:32
Beloved, are you in doubt? Go to the Word. As God reveals
the truth of His Word to you, your heart will also burn with faith in Him. The
devil’s fiery darts of doubt will not prevail against you because God’s Word
creates an impenetrable shield of faith around you.
Shelley Johnson “Doubt, a weapon of the enemy” ©2013 revisited
October 23, 2025
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