THE SNARE OF DOUBT PART 2

Text- Proverbs 29:25

Introduction

This morning I am going to continue my series of sermons on the subject of "The Snares of Satan".  The title of my sermon this morning is, "The Snare of Doubt".

Webster says that the word "doubts" means, "to be afraid, to be uncertain about the outcome of something, to question or lack confidence in someone or something".

In Proverbs 29:25 Solomon said, "The fear of man brings a snare, but he who trusts in the Lord will be exalted."

If we have doubts or fears in our lives, then we have fallen into the snare of the Devil.  Doubt is a snare that Satan uses against the lost and the saved alike.

What is a person like who doubts?

James 1:6-8 But he must ask in faith without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like the surf of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind.  7 For that man ought not to expect that he will receive anything from the Lord,  8 being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (NASB)

Here in these verses James says that a person who doubts is "like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind".  He also tells us that a person who doubts is a "double-minded" person and "unstable in all his ways".

Imagine trying to listen to two symphonies at the same time. You turn on two stereo receivers.  On one you have Stravinsky's Firebird Suite, and on the other, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Do you listen first to one then the other?  Or do you block out one symphony completely?  Or end up with a big headache?

Sometimes we try to live the Christian life that way.  In one ear, we hear the voice of God. In the other, we are tuned in to the voice of the world, telling us to make value judgments and solve problems by its standards.  But soon we find it impossible to listen to both, and we shut out one of the voices.

This morning I would like for us to look at some of the things that Satan would want us to doubt.