“That their heart may be encouraged, being know it together in love,
and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ.”
Colossians 2:2

The remarkable thing about assurance is this: When we rest on the Word first, we get the feeling afterward. This is well illustrated in the story of a man’s carrying a bag of potatoes on his back. He was asked by a skeptic, “How do you know you are saved?” taking a few more steps forward, the letting the potatoes fall, he replied, “How do I know I have dropped the bag? I haven’t looked around.” “No” replied the critic, “but I suppose you can tell by the lessening of the weight.” “Exactly,” said the Christian. “That’s how I know I am saved. I have lost the guilty feeling of sin and sorrow and have found peace and satisfaction in my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by simply resting on His Word.”