"Do you believe on the Lord Jesus?”
"Yes! I do, but I still do not feel saved.”
"Well, what does God say about the matter? It is far better to rest on what He says than upon anything we feel. Feelings are changeable. His word is unalterable. Feelings come and go. His word abides and is forever settled in heaven.
"That verse has two parts to it, and in one or the other part you are found. Shall we take the second part first? 'He that believeth not the Son.' Do those words describe you?”
"No, they do not. I sincerely believe that the Lord Jesus is the Son of God. I believe God gave Him to be the Savior, and that He died and rose again.”
"Well, then, the next words are solemn. 'Shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.' Do they not apply to you?”
"No, indeed! I sincerely trust they do not.”
"What is the first part of the verse?”
"'He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.'”
"Are you in that part then?”
'Well, as I have said, I do believe on the Son of God.”
"Then you have everlasting life, have you not?" "That is my difficulty. I cannot say that I have it—
I don't feel I do.”
"But what does God say? If He says that it is yours, should you not be able to say it also?”
"Well, I do believe on His Son.”
"Then God says that everlasting life is yours. 'He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.' Does He not mean what He says?”
"Of course He does. But ought I not to feel it?”
"My friend, just rest in what God says. Receive His Son into your heart, believe His word, and trust Him for eternal salvation. The happy feeling will come in due time, but they follow faith.”