Assurance: Resting in God's Salvation

Bill Smith has done a great service for those who feel the absence of God in the presence of our suffering, our sorrow, and even our battle with sin. Each daily reading offers fresh perspective, unshackling insights, and biblical wisdom that focuses the mind and fortifies the soul. If you feel a pressing need to live with an assurance of the astounding scope of God’s love, take a month and allow Assurance to enrich your faith in God. Then do it again!–Dave Harvey, Teaching Pastor, Summit Church, Naples, Florida; Author, When Sinners Say “I Do” Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage

Bill Smith is enthralled by the gospel. I have heard him teach and preach, read his articles and books, and counseled with him. His “laser-like,” soul-piercing questions and his gentle naming of the struggle to understand and believe God’s benevolent grace are accurate, because he has first identified the same struggles to believe in his own heart. This 31-day devotional has isolated and addressed the most difficult questions that I often revisit in my own mind. It helps me by softening my heart so that, awed again by God, I believe.–Penny Nelson Freeman, Counselor, ServingLeaders Ministries; Counselor and Trainer, Parakaleo

I’m convinced that virtually every true Christian doubts his or her salvation on occasion. After all, if we have an entire book of the Bible–namely, 1 John–written to address the subject, you can be sure it’s a common problem in the Christian life. If you’re holding this book because you struggle with whether you are right with God, I believe you will find solid, biblical help in these pages.–Donald S. Whitney, Professor of Biblical Spirituality and Associate Dean of the School of Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky; Author, How Can I Be Sure I’m a Christian?

This is one of the most refreshing devotionals I have read in quite some time. Bill is a skilled pastor, counselor, and apologist for the Christian faith. Throughout this 31-day devotional, he condenses rich biblical doctrine into bite-size truths and applies them to common doubts that most Christians wrestle with. This was a deep encouragement to my soul, and I trust it will be to yours as well. Highly recommended!–John Perritt, Director of Resources, Reformed Youth Ministries; Author, Insecure: Fighting Our Lesser Fears with a Greater One

William P. Smith gets right to the cry of my heart in his latest book, Assurance: Resting in God’s Salvation, when he asks, “Are you used to thinking of God as someone who cares about doubters?” What a perfect question to help us all to meditate on and proclaim the scriptural truth that God delights in helping doubters to grow in assurance of his love.–Tara Barthel, Professional Christian Mediator; Author, the Living the Gospel in Relationships DVD Series