Assurance

Almighty God,
I am loved with an everlasting love...
I have scarce anything to pray for;
Jesus smiles upon my soul as a ray of heaven and my supplications are swallowed up in praise.
How sweet is the the glorious doctrine of election when based upon thy Word and wrought inwardly within the soul.
I bless thee that thou would keep the sinner thou hast loved, and hast engaged that he will not forsake thee, else I would never get to heaven...
If Jesus were not my righteousness and redemption, I would sink into nethermost hell by my misdoings, shortcomings, unbelief, unlove;
If Jesus were not by the power of his Spirit my sanctification, there is no sin I should not commit.
O, when shall I have his mind! When shall I be conformed to His image?...
But O God, I could not long after thy presence if I did not know the sweetness of it;
And such I could not know except by thy Spirit in my heart, nor love thee at all unless thou didst elect me, call me, adopt me, save me.
I bless thee for the covenant of grace.
--From Valley of Vision