“If I Knew.” – Dwight Lyman Moody

Many think that assurance is not to be had while traveGng through this world—they must wait till they get before the terrible judgment seat to know whether they are accepted or not. And I find some ministers preach this precious doctrine from their pulpits. I heard of a minister who, while on his way to the burial of a man, began to talk upon the subject of assurance. “Why,” said ne, “if I knew for a certainty that I was saved the carriage couldn’t hold me. I would have to jump out with joy.” A man should be convinced that he has the gospel, before he preaches it to any one else. Why, a man need not try to pull a man out of the river if he is in it himself. A man need not try to lift a man out of a pit if he is there too. No man can preach salvation till he knows he is saved.