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Did you know that you can  agree  with what the Bible says in your head, but then  doubt  what it says in your heart? For example, we all agree that Jesus died on the cross to take the punishment of our sins and give us complete forgiveness. But, how often have you realized you don't  actually  believe that? When you blow it and sin, have you ever realized that you doubt His forgiveness - even while claiming to believe in it? How can you be sure that the faith that you claim is genuine? How do you know that it's not simply mental agreement? This is a critical difference! We've already established that only faith  receives God's promises  and gives Him  substance to work with . Without faith, you can never receive the promises contained in the Word of God, even though they're freely given. So how can you be sure that you're  really  in faith? Faith in Your Heart First, you have to understand that you don't believe with  ...

 Hebrews 3:7-9  "Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: 'Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, in the day of trial in the wilderness, where your fathers tested Me, tried Me, and saw My works forty years.'" The Day Of Trial When most Christians read this passage, they see " the day of trial in the wilderness " and immediately think God was trying the Israelites  while they walked through the desert. They somehow think that God wanted to see what was really  inside these people, and so He put them through various trials to expose their sin. But I have news for you...God already knew what was in them! He didn't need some kind of trial to see what they were really like. No, if you'll read this passage again carefully, you'll see that the Israelites  weren't the ones on trial here! God says they " tested Me , tried Me ..." From this passage, we know that it was the people  who put God  on ...