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Bible Stories About Doubt
If you’ve ever struggled to believe, you’re in good company. Sarah laughed. Gideon asked for a sign, then another. Thomas said he wouldn’t believe until he saw the nail prints.
Notice how gently God treats honest doubt in these stories. He doesn’t turn people away for asking.
“And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.”
Mark 9:24 (KJV)- The Still Small Voice1 Kings 19:1–18 · Book 1, Day 11
Elijah had just seen one of the greatest victories in the Bible. On Mount Carmel, God sent fire from heaven, and the rain returned after three and a…
- Buying a Field in a War ZoneJeremiah 32:1–27 · Book 1, Day 15
The Babylonian army had Jerusalem surrounded. The city was days from falling, and everyone knew it. The prophet Jeremiah was locked up in the palace…
- Out of the BoatMatthew 14:22–33 · Book 2, Day 16
After feeding the five thousand, Jesus sent His disciples ahead across the Sea of Galilee while He went up a mountain alone to pray. During the night…
- Laughter in the TentGenesis 18:1–15; 21:1–7 · Book 2, Day 27
Abraham and Sarah had waited twenty-five years for the son God promised them. By now Abraham was nearly a hundred, and Sarah was ninety. She had long…
- My Lord and My GodJohn 20:19–31 · Book 3, Day 29
On the evening of the first Easter Sunday, the disciples were gathered behind locked doors, afraid. Suddenly Jesus stood among them. “Peace be unto…
- Did Not Our Heart Burn?Luke 24:13–35 · Book 4, Day 6
On the Sunday after Jesus was crucified, two of His followers were walking from Jerusalem to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles away. They were…
- Thy Prayer Is HeardLuke 1:5–25, 57–80 · Book 4, Day 10
Zacharias was a priest, and his wife, Elisabeth, was also from a priestly family. The Bible says they were both righteous before God. But they had no…
- Write the VisionHabakkuk 1:1–4; 2:1–4; 3:17–19 · Book 4, Day 23
The prophet Habakkuk looked around at his nation and saw violence, injustice, and corruption everywhere. And he was frustrated with God. “O LORD, how…
- Help Thou Mine UnbeliefMark 9:14–29 · Book 5, Day 25
When Jesus came down from the mountain with Peter, James, and John, He found a crowd arguing with His other disciples. A father stepped forward. He had…
- The FleeceJudges 6:36–40 · Book 6, Day 13
God had already called Gideon. An angel had appeared to him while he was hiding in a winepress and told him he would save Israel from the Midianites…
- As He SaidLuke 24:1–12 · Book 6, Day 28
Early on the first day of the week, a group of women came to Jesus’ tomb carrying spices they had prepared. Their Lord was dead, and they had come to…
- Is the Lord’s Hand Waxed Short?Numbers 11:4–23, 31–32 · Book 7, Day 4
God had fed Israel with manna every morning in the wilderness. But the people grew tired of it. They started remembering Egypt. “We remember the fish…
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