FIVE "IFs" TO BEWARE OF

FIVE “IFs” TO BEWARE OF.

1. “If Thou wilt.

Doubt of Divine Willingness

And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, behold a man full of leprosy: who seeing Jesus fell on his face, and besought him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.
Luke 5:12


2. “If thou canst.”

Doubt of Divine Power

Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark 9:21


3. “If I may”

Doubt of Personal Fitness

For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole.
Matthew 9:21


4. “If it be Thou”

Doubt of Divine Word.
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.


5. “If the Lord would make windows in heaven.”

Doubt of Divine Providence.

Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
II Kings 7:2