If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful, he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:13. Isaiah 42:3. Romans 10:13. Blessed are they who do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6.
Whoever has such a hungering and thirsting heart, desiring grace above all things, calling upon the name of the Lord, and depending only upon Christ, as a justifying faith already, and is in a state of salvation, though as yet he has not the full assurance of it. This is a fruit of the former, but it is not always enjoyed so soon, nor constantly, at least not without hard conflicts.
Jesus, if still the same thou art,
If all thy promises are sure,
Set up thy kingdom in my heart,
And make me rich, for I am poor;
To me be all thy treasures given,
The kingdom of an inward heaven.
Where is the blessedness bestowed
On all that hunger after thee?
I hunger now, I thirst for God!
See, the poor fainting sinner, see,
And satisfy with endless peace,
And fill me with thy righteousness.
Lord, I believe the promise sure,
And trust thou wilt not long delay:
Hungry, and sorrowful, and poor,
Upon thy word myself I stay!
Into thine hands my all resign,
And wait till all thou art is mine.