As David was never to want a son to sit upon his throne, so David's Son and David's Lord never shall want souls over which to reign. In countries sunk in the darkness of popery, you will find some heaven-taught souls groping their way to heaven by the strait gate and the narrow way. Christ will never want a vineyard on earth on which to show His love and care. He will never want a witnessing church to proclaim His grace. How clearly these words show that to receive Christ is the same as to believe on His name.
Many souls find great difficulty in knowing what faith is.
Satan seems to make great use of this in some hearts, in order that he may divert their anxious soul from the great object of faith to look at the workings of their own mind. The Bible makes no difficulty in the matter. Again, it is called a laying hold. In another scripture it is called submitting. In other parts of the Word of God it is called looking to Jesus, calling upon the name of the Lord, hearing that the soul may live, knowing, cleaving to the Lord.