Rose Of Sharon
This rose represents Jesus, because He is our Rose of Sharon.
Monday, November 29, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Know How to Wait 'Whoever believes w..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Know How to Wait
"Whoever believes will not act hastily."
~ Isaiah 28:16
"Make haste to keep the Lord's commandments; but do not make haste in any impatient or improper sense.
When others are flying hither and thither as if their wits had failed them, the believer shall be quiet, calm, and deliberate, and so shall be able to act wisely in the hour of trial. He shall not haste in his expectations, craving his good things at once and on the spot; but he will wait God's time. He shall not haste by plunging into wrong or questionable action.
Faith makes no more haste than good speed, and thus it is not forced to go back sorrowfully by the way which it followed heedlessly.
How is it with me? Am I believing, and therefore, keeping to the believer's pace, which is walking with God? Peace, fluttering spirit! Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"Whoever believes will not act hastily."
~ Isaiah 28:16
When others are flying hither and thither as if their wits had failed them, the believer shall be quiet, calm, and deliberate, and so shall be able to act wisely in the hour of trial. He shall not haste in his expectations, craving his good things at once and on the spot; but he will wait God's time. He shall not haste by plunging into wrong or questionable action.
Faith makes no more haste than good speed, and thus it is not forced to go back sorrowfully by the way which it followed heedlessly.
How is it with me? Am I believing, and therefore, keeping to the believer's pace, which is walking with God? Peace, fluttering spirit! Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Doing What God Can Bless The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehous..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Doing What God Can Bless
The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand.
~ Deuteronomy 28:8
"If we obey the Lord our God, He will bless that which He gives us. Riches are no curse when blessed of the Lord. When men have more than they require for their immediate need and begin to lay up in storehouses, the dry rot of covetousness or the blight of hard-heartedness is apt to follow the accumulation; but with God's blessing, it is not so. Prudence arranges the saving, liberality directs the spending, gratitude maintains consecration, and praise sweetens enjoyment.
The Lord will bless all that you "set your hand" to. We would not put our hand to anything upon which we dare not ask God's blessing, neither would we go about it without prayer and faith. But what a privilege to be able to look for the Lord's help in every enterprise! The Lord's blessing is infinitely more than all the fruit of talent, genius, or tact." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand.
~ Deuteronomy 28:8
"If we obey the Lord our God, He will bless that which He gives us. Riches are no curse when blessed of the Lord. When men have more than they require for their immediate need and begin to lay up in storehouses, the dry rot of covetousness or the blight of hard-heartedness is apt to follow the accumulation; but with God's blessing, it is not so. Prudence arranges the saving, liberality directs the spending, gratitude maintains consecration, and praise sweetens enjoyment.
The Lord will bless all that you "set your hand" to. We would not put our hand to anything upon which we dare not ask God's blessing, neither would we go about it without prayer and faith. But what a privilege to be able to look for the Lord's help in every enterprise! The Lord's blessing is infinitely more than all the fruit of talent, genius, or tact." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Saturday, November 27, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Rest in All Your Goings And He said, 'My Presence will go with you, and I ..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Rest in All Your Goings
And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
~ Exodus 33:14
"Precious promise! Lord, enable me to appropriate it as all my own.
It often happens that when we feel most at home in a place, we are suddenly called away from it. Here is the antidote for this ill. The Lord Himself will keep us company. His presence, which includes His favor, His fellowship, His care, and His power, shall be ever with us in every one of our marchings. If we have God present with us, we have possession of heaven and earth. Go with me, Lord, and command me where You wish!
But we hope to find a place of rest. The text promises it. God's presence will cause us to rest even when we are on the march, even in the midst of battle. To be with God is to rest in the most emphatic sense." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
And He said, "My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest."
~ Exodus 33:14
"Precious promise! Lord, enable me to appropriate it as all my own.
But we hope to find a place of rest. The text promises it. God's presence will cause us to rest even when we are on the march, even in the midst of battle. To be with God is to rest in the most emphatic sense." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Friday, November 26, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Heavenly Alchemy
"Your sorrow will be turned into joy."
~ John 16:20
"The more sorrow, the more joy. If we have loads of sorrow, then the Lord's power will turn them into tons of joy. The bitterer the trouble, the sweeter the pleasure. The swinging of the pendulum far to the left will cause it to go farther to the right. The remembrance of the grief shall heighten the flavor of the delight.
Come, my heart, cheer up! In a little while I shall be as glad as I am now gloomy. Jesus tells me that by a heavenly alchemy, my sorrow shall be turned into joy. I do not see how it is to be, but I believe it, and I begin to sing by way of anticipation. This depression of spirit is not far long; I shall soon be up among the happy ones who praise the Lord day and night, and there I shall sing of the mercy that delivered me out of great afflictions." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"Your sorrow will be turned into joy."
~ John 16:20
Come, my heart, cheer up! In a little while I shall be as glad as I am now gloomy. Jesus tells me that by a heavenly alchemy, my sorrow shall be turned into joy. I do not see how it is to be, but I believe it, and I begin to sing by way of anticipation. This depression of spirit is not far long; I shall soon be up among the happy ones who praise the Lord day and night, and there I shall sing of the mercy that delivered me out of great afflictions." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, November 25, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Mountains Turned to Plains Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become ..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Mountains Turned to Plains
Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of "Grace, grace to it!"
~ Zechariah 4:7
"At this hour a mountain of difficulty or distress may be in our way, and natural reason sees no path over it, through it, or around it. Let faith come in, and straightaway the mountain becomes a plain. But faith must first hear the word of the Lord, "Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit" (Zech. 4:6).
This grand truth is necessary for meeting the insurmountable trials of life. I see that I can do nothing, and that all reliance on man is vanity. "Not by might." God alone must work. If the Almighty God takes up the concerns of His people, then great mountains are nothing. he can remove worlds as boys toss balls about. This power He can lend to me. If the Lord bids me move an Alp, I can do it through His name. What can I be afraid of with God on my side?" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain! And he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of "Grace, grace to it!"
~ Zechariah 4:7
This grand truth is necessary for meeting the insurmountable trials of life. I see that I can do nothing, and that all reliance on man is vanity. "Not by might." God alone must work. If the Almighty God takes up the concerns of His people, then great mountains are nothing. he can remove worlds as boys toss balls about. This power He can lend to me. If the Lord bids me move an Alp, I can do it through His name. What can I be afraid of with God on my side?" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Pardon and Forgiveness 'He will not always chide:neither wi..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Pardon and Forgiveness
"He will not always chide:neither will He keep His anger for ever."
~ Psalm 103:9
"He will chide sometimes, or He would not be a wise Father for such poor erring children as we are. We know what this chiding means, and we bow before the Lord, mourning that we should cause Him to be angry with us.
But what a comfort we find in these lines! "Not always" will He chide. If we repent and turn to Him with hearts broken for sin and broken from sin, He will smile upon us at once. It is no pleasure to Him to turn a frowning face toward those whom He loves with all His heart:it is His joy that our joy should be full.
Come, let us seek His face. There is no reason for despair, or even for despondency. He who pardoned us long ago as a judge will again forgive us as a father, and we shall rejoice in His sweet, unchanging love." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"He will not always chide:neither will He keep His anger for ever."
~ Psalm 103:9
But what a comfort we find in these lines! "Not always" will He chide. If we repent and turn to Him with hearts broken for sin and broken from sin, He will smile upon us at once. It is no pleasure to Him to turn a frowning face toward those whom He loves with all His heart:it is His joy that our joy should be full.
Come, let us seek His face. There is no reason for despair, or even for despondency. He who pardoned us long ago as a judge will again forgive us as a father, and we shall rejoice in His sweet, unchanging love." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Acquiring Perseverance The Lord your God will drive out those nations before y..."
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Acquiring Perseverance 'He will not always chide: neither wi..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Acquiring Perseverance
The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little.
~ Deuteronomy 7:22 "Do not expect to win victories for the Lord by a single blow. Evil principles and practices die hard. In some places it takes years of labor to drive out even one vice. Yet we must carry on the war with all our might, even when favored with little manifest success.
Our business in this world is to conquer it for Jesus. We are not to seek popularity, but to wage unceasing war with iniquity.
The Lord our God can alone accomplish this, and He promises that He will so work. This He will do by degrees, that we may learn perseverance, may increase in faith, may earnestly watch, and may avoid carnal security. Let us thank God for a little success and pray for more. Let us never sheathe the sword till the whole land is won for Jesus.
Go on little by little, for many "littles" will make a great whole." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
The Lord your God will drive out those nations before you little by little.
~ Deuteronomy 7:22
Our business in this world is to conquer it for Jesus. We are not to seek popularity, but to wage unceasing war with iniquity.
The Lord our God can alone accomplish this, and He promises that He will so work. This He will do by degrees, that we may learn perseverance, may increase in faith, may earnestly watch, and may avoid carnal security. Let us thank God for a little success and pray for more. Let us never sheathe the sword till the whole land is won for Jesus.
Go on little by little, for many "littles" will make a great whole." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Monday, November 22, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " No Condemnation 'In those days and in that time,' says the Lord, 'The in..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
No Condemnation
"In those days and in that time," says the Lord, "The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found; for I will pardon those whom I preserve."
~ Jeremiah 50:20
"A glorious word indeed! What a perfect pardon is here promised! Sin is to be so removed that it shall not be found, so blotted out that there shall be none. Glorybe to the God of pardons!
Satan seeks out sins to accuse us with, our enemies seek them that they may lay them to our charge, and even our own conscience seeks them. But when the Lord applies the precious blood of Jesus, we fear no form of search, for "there shall be none," "They shall not be found." The sacrifice of Jesus has cast our sins into the depths of the sea. This makes us dance for joy.
The reason for the obliteration of sin lies in the fact that Jehovah Himself pardons His chosen ones. He speaks absolution, and we are absolved. Blessed be the name of the sin-annihilating God!" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"In those days and in that time," says the Lord, "The iniquity of Israel shall be sought, but there shall be none; and the sins of Judah, but they shall not be found; for I will pardon those whom I preserve."
~ Jeremiah 50:20
Satan seeks out sins to accuse us with, our enemies seek them that they may lay them to our charge, and even our own conscience seeks them. But when the Lord applies the precious blood of Jesus, we fear no form of search, for "there shall be none," "They shall not be found." The sacrifice of Jesus has cast our sins into the depths of the sea. This makes us dance for joy.
The reason for the obliteration of sin lies in the fact that Jehovah Himself pardons His chosen ones. He speaks absolution, and we are absolved. Blessed be the name of the sin-annihilating God!" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Sunday, November 21, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " The Outward, Upward Look 'Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth!..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
The Outward, Upward Look
"Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other."
~ Isaiah 45:22
"This is a promise of promises. It lies at the foundation of our spiritual life. How simple is the direction! "Look to Me." We have looked elsewhere long enough; it is time to look to Him who invites our expectation and promises to give us His salvation.
Only a look! Will we not look at once? We are to bring nothing in ourselves but to look upward to God. A look requires no preparation, no violent effort. It needs neither wit nor wisdom, wealth nor strength. All that we need is in the Lord, and if we look to Him for everything, that everything shall be ours, and we shall be saved.
Come, look hither! As from the furthest regions men may see the sun and enjoy his light, so you who lie in death's borders at the very gates of hell may by a look receive the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other."
~ Isaiah 45:22
Only a look! Will we not look at once? We are to bring nothing in ourselves but to look upward to God. A look requires no preparation, no violent effort. It needs neither wit nor wisdom, wealth nor strength. All that we need is in the Lord, and if we look to Him for everything, that everything shall be ours, and we shall be saved.
Come, look hither! As from the furthest regions men may see the sun and enjoy his light, so you who lie in death's borders at the very gates of hell may by a look receive the salvation of the Lord Jesus Christ." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Saturday, November 20, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Hunger Satisfied He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hu..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Hunger Satisfied
He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
~ Psalm 107:9
"It is well to have longings, and the more intense they are the better. The Lord will satisfy soul longings, however great and all-absorbing they may be. Let us greatly long, for God will greatly give. Blessed Spirit, make us sigh and cry after better things, and for more of the best things!
Hunger is by no means a pleasant sensation. Yet blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness. Such persons shall not only have their hunger relieved with a little food, but they shall be filled with goodness by Jehovah Himself.
Come, let us not fret because we long and hunger, but let us hear the voice of the psalmist as he also longs and hungers to see God magnified. "Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!"(PS. 107:8). (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.
~ Psalm 107:9
Hunger is by no means a pleasant sensation. Yet blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness. Such persons shall not only have their hunger relieved with a little food, but they shall be filled with goodness by Jehovah Himself.
Come, let us not fret because we long and hunger, but let us hear the voice of the psalmist as he also longs and hungers to see God magnified. "Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!"(PS. 107:8). (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Friday, November 19, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " From Obedience to Blessing 'Fro..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
From Obedience to Blessing
"From this day I will bless you."
~ Haggai 2:19
"Future things are hidden from us. Yet here is a glass in which we may see the unborn years. The Lord says, "From this day I will bless you."
Note the day that is referred to in this promise. There had been failure of crops, blasting, and mildew - all because of the people's sin. Now, the Lord saw these chastened ones commencing to obey His word and build His temple, therefore He says, "From this day I will bless you." If we have lived in any sin, and the Spirit leads us to purge ourselves of it, we may reckon upon the blessing of the Lord. His smile, His Spirit, His grace, His fuller revelation of His truth will all prove to us an enlarged blessing.
Lord, I am resolved to be more true to You and I pray, therefore, that You will increase the blessedness of my daily life henceforth and forever." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"From this day I will bless you."
~ Haggai 2:19
Note the day that is referred to in this promise. There had been failure of crops, blasting, and mildew - all because of the people's sin. Now, the Lord saw these chastened ones commencing to obey His word and build His temple, therefore He says, "From this day I will bless you." If we have lived in any sin, and the Spirit leads us to purge ourselves of it, we may reckon upon the blessing of the Lord. His smile, His Spirit, His grace, His fuller revelation of His truth will all prove to us an enlarged blessing.
Lord, I am resolved to be more true to You and I pray, therefore, that You will increase the blessedness of my daily life henceforth and forever." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, November 18, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H....
A Word of Inspiration: A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H....: " Clearly Supernatural In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerus..."
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Clearly Supernatural
In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.
~ Zechariah 12:8
"One of the best methods of the Lord's defending His people is to make them strong in inward might.
The Lord can take the feeblest among us and make him like David, the champion of Israel. Lord, do this with me! Infuse Your power into me, and fill me with sacred courage that I may face the giant with sling and stone, confident in God.
The Lord can make His greatest champions far mightier than they are: Lord, show us that You are able to do - namely, to raise Your faithful servants to a height of grace and holiness which shall be clearly supernatural!
Lord, dwell in Your saints, put Your might into them, and they shall be as the living creatures who dwell in the presence of Jehovah. Fulfill this promise to Your entire church in this our day, for Jesus' sake. Amen." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions
In that day the Lord will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; the one who is feeble among them in that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the Angel of the Lord before them.
~ Zechariah 12:8
The Lord can take the feeblest among us and make him like David, the champion of Israel. Lord, do this with me! Infuse Your power into me, and fill me with sacred courage that I may face the giant with sling and stone, confident in God.
The Lord can make His greatest champions far mightier than they are: Lord, show us that You are able to do - namely, to raise Your faithful servants to a height of grace and holiness which shall be clearly supernatural!
Lord, dwell in Your saints, put Your might into them, and they shall be as the living creatures who dwell in the presence of Jehovah. Fulfill this promise to Your entire church in this our day, for Jesus' sake. Amen." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " God Never Forsakes The Lord will not cast off His people, nor will He f..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
God Never Forsakes
The Lord will not cast off His people, nor will He forsake His inheritance.
~ Psalm 94:14
"Man has his cast-offs, but God has none; for His choice is unchangeable, and His love is everlasting. None can find a single person whom God has forsaken after having revealed Himself savingly in him.
The Lord chastens His own; but He never forsakes them. The ungodly are let alone till the pit is digged into which they will fall and be taken, but the godly are sent to school to be prepared for their glorious destiny hereafter. Judgment will return and finish its work upon the rebels, but it will equally return to vindicate the sincere and godly. Hence we may bear the rod of chastisement with calm submission; it means not anger, but love." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"God may chasten and correct,
but He never can neglect;
May in faithfulness reprove,
But He ne'er can cease to love."
(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~
One Minute Devotions)
The Lord will not cast off His people, nor will He forsake His inheritance.
~ Psalm 94:14
"Man has his cast-offs, but God has none; for His choice is unchangeable, and His love is everlasting. None can find a single person whom God has forsaken after having revealed Himself savingly in him.
The Lord chastens His own; but He never forsakes them. The ungodly are let alone till the pit is digged into which they will fall and be taken, but the godly are sent to school to be prepared for their glorious destiny hereafter. Judgment will return and finish its work upon the rebels, but it will equally return to vindicate the sincere and godly. Hence we may bear the rod of chastisement with calm submission; it means not anger, but love." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"God may chasten and correct,
but He never can neglect;
May in faithfulness reprove,
But He ne'er can cease to love."
(By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~
One Minute Devotions)
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Weapons Doomed to Fail 'No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and very tongue ..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Weapons Doomed to Fail
"No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and very tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn."
~ Isaiah 54:17
"There is great clatter in the forges and smithies of the enemy. They are making weapons to smite the saints with. See how busily they labor! It matters nothing, for on the blade of every weapon you may read this inscription: It shall not prosper.
But now listen to another noise: it is the strife of tongues. Tongues are more terrible instruments than can be made with hammers and anvils, and the evil that they inflict cuts deeper and spreads wider. What will become of us now? Slander,falsehood, insinuation, ridicule - these are poisoned arrows; how can we meet them?
The Lord God promises us that, if we cannot silence them, we shall at least escape from being ruined by them. They condemn us for the moment, but we shall condemn them at last and forever. The mouth of falsehoods shall be turned to the honor of those good men who suffered by them." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and very tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall condemn."
~ Isaiah 54:17
But now listen to another noise: it is the strife of tongues. Tongues are more terrible instruments than can be made with hammers and anvils, and the evil that they inflict cuts deeper and spreads wider. What will become of us now? Slander,falsehood, insinuation, ridicule - these are poisoned arrows; how can we meet them?
The Lord God promises us that, if we cannot silence them, we shall at least escape from being ruined by them. They condemn us for the moment, but we shall condemn them at last and forever. The mouth of falsehoods shall be turned to the honor of those good men who suffered by them." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Monday, November 15, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Limitless Riches 'My God shall supply all your need according to His ri..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Limitless Riches
"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
~ Philippians 4:19
"Paul's God is our God, and He will supply all our need. God will do it, for He loves us, He delights to bless us, and it will glorify Him to do so. His pity, His power, His love, His faithfulness, all work together that we be not famished.
What a measure the Lord goes by, "According to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." The riches of His grace are large, but what shall we say of the riches of His glory? Who shall form an estimate of this? According to this immeasurable measure will God fill up the immense abyss of our necessities. He makes the Lord Jesus the receptacle and the channel of His fullness, and then He imparts to us His wealth of love in its highest form. Hallelujah!
"My God shall supply all your need." God's supplies are surer than any bank." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon)
"My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
~ Philippians 4:19
"Paul's God is our God, and He will supply all our need. God will do it, for He loves us, He delights to bless us, and it will glorify Him to do so. His pity, His power, His love, His faithfulness, all work together that we be not famished.
What a measure the Lord goes by, "According to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." The riches of His grace are large, but what shall we say of the riches of His glory? Who shall form an estimate of this? According to this immeasurable measure will God fill up the immense abyss of our necessities. He makes the Lord Jesus the receptacle and the channel of His fullness, and then He imparts to us His wealth of love in its highest form. Hallelujah!
"My God shall supply all your need." God's supplies are surer than any bank." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " The Name to Use 'If you ask any..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
The Name to Use
"If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."
~ John 14:14
"Anything! Whether Large or small, all my needs are covered by that word "anything."
What a wise promise! We are always to ask in the name of Jesus. While this encourages us, it also honors Him. The name of Jesus is as mighty at assurance.
What an instructive prayer! I may not ask for anything to which I cannot put Christ's hand and seal. I dare not use my Lord's name to a selfish or willful petition. I may only use my Lord's name to prayers that He would Himself pray. It is a high privilege to be authorized to ask in the name of Jesus as if Jesus Himself asked.
Am I asking for that which Jesus approves? Dare I put His seal to my prayer? Then I have that which I seek of the Father." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"If you ask anything in My name, I will do it."
~ John 14:14
What a wise promise! We are always to ask in the name of Jesus. While this encourages us, it also honors Him. The name of Jesus is as mighty at assurance.
What an instructive prayer! I may not ask for anything to which I cannot put Christ's hand and seal. I dare not use my Lord's name to a selfish or willful petition. I may only use my Lord's name to prayers that He would Himself pray. It is a high privilege to be authorized to ask in the name of Jesus as if Jesus Himself asked.
Am I asking for that which Jesus approves? Dare I put His seal to my prayer? Then I have that which I seek of the Father." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Saturday, November 13, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " The Unfailing Watch Behold, He who keeps Israel s..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
The Unfailing Watch
Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
~ Psalm 121:4
"Jehovah is "the Keeper of Israel." No form of unconsciousness ever steals over Him, neither the deeper slumber, nor the slighter sleep. He never fails to watch the house and the heart of His people. This is a sufficient reason for our resting in perfect peace. When we lie defenseless, Jehovah Himself will cover our head.
The Lord keeps His people as a rich man keeps his treasure, as a sentry keeps watch over his sovereign. None can harm those who are in such keeping. Let me put my soul into His dear hands. He never forgets us, never ceases actively to care for us, never finds Himself unable to preserve us.
O my Lord, keep me, lest I wander and fall and perish. Keep me, that I may keep Your commandments. By Your unslumbering care, prevent my sleeping like the sluggard and perishing like those who sleep the sleep of death." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
~ Psalm 121:4
The Lord keeps His people as a rich man keeps his treasure, as a sentry keeps watch over his sovereign. None can harm those who are in such keeping. Let me put my soul into His dear hands. He never forgets us, never ceases actively to care for us, never finds Himself unable to preserve us.
O my Lord, keep me, lest I wander and fall and perish. Keep me, that I may keep Your commandments. By Your unslumbering care, prevent my sleeping like the sluggard and perishing like those who sleep the sleep of death." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Friday, November 12, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Sanctified and Satisfied 'My people shall be satisfied..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Sanctified and Satisfied
"My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord."
~ Jeremiah 31:14
"The kind of people who are satisfied with God are marked out as God's own. He is pleased with them, for they are pleased with Him. They call Him their God, and He calls them His people. There is a mutual communion of delight between God's Israel and Israel's God.
These people are satisfied. This is a grand thing. Very few of the sons of men are ever satisfied, let their lot be what it may. Only sanctified souls are satisfied souls. God Himself must convert us and content us.
It is no wonder that the Lord's people should be satisfied with the goodness of their Lord. Here is goodness without mixture, mercy without chiding, Love without change, favor without reserve. If God's goodness does not satisfy us, what will? Surely there is a wrong desire within if it be one that God's goodness does not satisfy." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord."
~ Jeremiah 31:14
These people are satisfied. This is a grand thing. Very few of the sons of men are ever satisfied, let their lot be what it may. Only sanctified souls are satisfied souls. God Himself must convert us and content us.
It is no wonder that the Lord's people should be satisfied with the goodness of their Lord. Here is goodness without mixture, mercy without chiding, Love without change, favor without reserve. If God's goodness does not satisfy us, what will? Surely there is a wrong desire within if it be one that God's goodness does not satisfy." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " The Lord's Free Men Sin shall not have dominion over you, for you ar..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
The Lord's Free Men
Sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
~ Romans 6:14
"Sin will reign if it can: it cannot be satisfied with any place below the throne of the heart. But the Lord gives us this comforting assurance, "Sin shall not have dominion over you." It may assail you and even wound you, but it shall never establish sovereignty over you.
If we were under the law, our sin would gather strength and hold us under its power, but as we are under the covenant of grace, we are secured against departing from the living God by the sure declaration of the covenant. Grace is promised to us, by which we are restored from our wanderings, cleansed from our impurities, and set free from the chains of habit.
Since we are the Lord's people, we take courage to fight our corruptions and temptations, being assured that sin shall never bring us under its sway again. God Himself gives us the victory through Jesus Christ." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.
~ Romans 6:14
If we were under the law, our sin would gather strength and hold us under its power, but as we are under the covenant of grace, we are secured against departing from the living God by the sure declaration of the covenant. Grace is promised to us, by which we are restored from our wanderings, cleansed from our impurities, and set free from the chains of habit.
Since we are the Lord's people, we take courage to fight our corruptions and temptations, being assured that sin shall never bring us under its sway again. God Himself gives us the victory through Jesus Christ." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Walk without Stumbling ..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Walk without Stumbling
He will not allow your foot to be moved.
~ Psalm 121:3
"If the Lord will not allow it, neither men nor devils can do it. How greatly would they rejoice if they could give us a disgraceful fall, drive us from our position, and bury us out of memory! They could do this to their heart's content were it not for one hinderance, and only one: the Lord will not allow it; and if He does not allow it, we shall not allow it.
When traveling along mountain paths one is constantly exposed to the slipping of the foot. Where the way is high, the head is apt to swim and then the feet soon slide. He, who throughout life is enabled to keep himself upright and to walk without stumbling, has the best of reasons for gratitude. What with pitfalls and snares, weak knees, weary feet, and subtle enemies, no child of God would stand fast for an hour were it not for the faithful love which will not allow his foot to be moved.
"Amidst a thousand snares I stand upheld and guarded by Thy hand; that hand unseen shall hold me still, and lead me to Thy holy hill."" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He will not allow your foot to be moved.
~ Psalm 121:3
When traveling along mountain paths one is constantly exposed to the slipping of the foot. Where the way is high, the head is apt to swim and then the feet soon slide. He, who throughout life is enabled to keep himself upright and to walk without stumbling, has the best of reasons for gratitude. What with pitfalls and snares, weak knees, weary feet, and subtle enemies, no child of God would stand fast for an hour were it not for the faithful love which will not allow his foot to be moved.
"Amidst a thousand snares I stand upheld and guarded by Thy hand; that hand unseen shall hold me still, and lead me to Thy holy hill."" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Necessary Knowledge 'Thus they shall know that I, the Lord their God, am w..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Necessary Knowledge
"Thus they shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are My people," says Lord God.
~ Ezekiel 34:30
"It is one thing to hope that God is with us and another thing to know that He is so. Faith saves us, but assurance satisfies us. We take God to be our God when we believe in Him, but we get the joy of Him when we know that He is ours and we are His.
It is when we enjoy covenant blessings and see our Lord Jesus raised up for us that we come to a clear knowledge of favor of God toward us. Not by law, but by grace, we learn that we are the Lord's people. Let us look to the Lord alone. As we see Jesus shall we see our salvation.
Lord, send us such a floodtide of Your love that we shall be washed beond the mire of doubt and fear." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"Thus they shall know that I, the Lord their God, am with them, and they, the house of Israel, are My people," says Lord God.
~ Ezekiel 34:30
It is when we enjoy covenant blessings and see our Lord Jesus raised up for us that we come to a clear knowledge of favor of God toward us. Not by law, but by grace, we learn that we are the Lord's people. Let us look to the Lord alone. As we see Jesus shall we see our salvation.
Lord, send us such a floodtide of Your love that we shall be washed beond the mire of doubt and fear." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Monday, November 8, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " The Magnitude of Grace 'My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is mad..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
The Magnitude of Grace
"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."
~ 2 Corinthians 12:9
"This is a precious word from our Lord! God's grace is enough for me! I should think so. Is not the sky enough for the bird, and the ocean enough for the fish? He who is sufficient for earth and heaven is certainly able to meet the case of one poor worm like me.
Let us then fall back upon our God and His grace. If He does not remove our grief He will enable us to bear it. His strength shall be poured into us till a nothing shall be victor over all the high and mighty ones.
It is better for us to have God's strength than our own; for if we were a thousand times as strong as we are, it would amount to nothing in the face of the enemy; and if we could be weaker than we are, which is scarcely possible, yet we could do all things through Christ." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."
~ 2 Corinthians 12:9
Let us then fall back upon our God and His grace. If He does not remove our grief He will enable us to bear it. His strength shall be poured into us till a nothing shall be victor over all the high and mighty ones.
It is better for us to have God's strength than our own; for if we were a thousand times as strong as we are, it would amount to nothing in the face of the enemy; and if we could be weaker than we are, which is scarcely possible, yet we could do all things through Christ." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Sunday, November 7, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " True Humility Rewarded ..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
True Humility Rewarded
"He who humble himself will be exalted."
~ Luke 18:14
"It ought not to be difficult for us to humble ourselves - what have we to be proud of? If we are sensible and honest we shall be little in our own eyes. Our one and only appeal must be to mercy, "God be merciful to me."
Here is a cheering word from the throne. We shall be exalted by the Lord if we humble ourselves. For us the way upward is downhill. When we are stripped of self, we are clothed with humility, which is the best of wear. The Lord will exalt us in peace and happiness of mind; in knowledge of His Word and fellowship with Himself; and in the enjoyment of sure pardon and justification. The Lord puts His honor upon those who can wear them to the honor of the Giver. Both God and good men unite to honor modest worth.
Lord, sink me in self that I may rise in You." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"He who humble himself will be exalted."
~ Luke 18:14
Here is a cheering word from the throne. We shall be exalted by the Lord if we humble ourselves. For us the way upward is downhill. When we are stripped of self, we are clothed with humility, which is the best of wear. The Lord will exalt us in peace and happiness of mind; in knowledge of His Word and fellowship with Himself; and in the enjoyment of sure pardon and justification. The Lord puts His honor upon those who can wear them to the honor of the Giver. Both God and good men unite to honor modest worth.
Lord, sink me in self that I may rise in You." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Saturday, November 6, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Delight and Desires Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall giv..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Delight and Desires
Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
~ Psalm 37:4
"Delight in God has a transforming power and lifts a man above the gross desires of our fallen nature. Delight in Jehovah is not only sweet in itself, but it sweetens the whole soul, till the longings of the heart become such that the Lord can safely promise to fulfill them.
If we will let our heart be filled with God till it runs over with delight, then the Lord Himself will take care that we shall not want for any good thing. Instead of going abroad for joys, let us stay at home with God and drink waters out of our own fountain. For a while we may have disappoinments; but if these bring us nearer to the Lord, they are things to be prized exceedingly, for they will in the end secure to us the fulfillment of all our right desires." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.
~ Psalm 37:4
If we will let our heart be filled with God till it runs over with delight, then the Lord Himself will take care that we shall not want for any good thing. Instead of going abroad for joys, let us stay at home with God and drink waters out of our own fountain. For a while we may have disappoinments; but if these bring us nearer to the Lord, they are things to be prized exceedingly, for they will in the end secure to us the fulfillment of all our right desires." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Friday, November 5, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " What Is Painful Will End 'I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry;..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
What Is Painful Will End
"I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would fail before Me, and the souls which I have made."
~ Isaiah 57:16
"Our heavenly Father seeks our instruction, not our destruction. His contention with us has a kind intention toward us. We think the Lord is long in His chastisements, but that is because we are short in our patience. The night may drag its weary length along, but it must in the end give place to cheerful day. The Lord loves His chosen too well to be always angry with them.
Courage, dear heart! The Lord will soon end His chiding. He who made you knows how frail you are and how little you can bear. He will handle tenderly that which He has fashioned so delicately. Therefore, be not afraid because of the painful present, for it hastens to a happy future. His little wrath shall be followed by great mercies." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would fail before Me, and the souls which I have made."
~ Isaiah 57:16
Courage, dear heart! The Lord will soon end His chiding. He who made you knows how frail you are and how little you can bear. He will handle tenderly that which He has fashioned so delicately. Therefore, be not afraid because of the painful present, for it hastens to a happy future. His little wrath shall be followed by great mercies." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, November 4, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " You Make the Trenches 'Thus says the Lord: 'Make this valley full of ditches.' Fo..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
You Make the Trenches
"Thus says the Lord: 'Make this valley full of ditches.' For thus says the Lord: 'You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.' "
~ 2 Kings 3:16-17
"Three armies were perishing of thirst, and the Lord interposed. Although He sent neither cloud nor rain, He supplied an abundance of water. God is not dependent upon ordinary methods, but can surprise His people with novelties of wisdom and ordinary processes could have revealed.
Have we this day grace enough to make ditches into which the divine blessing may flow? Sadly, we too often fail in the exhibition of true and practical faith. Let us this day be on the outlook for answers to prayer. As the child who went to a meeting to pray for rain took an umbrella with her, so let us truly and practically expect the Lord to bless us. Let us make the valley full of ditches and expect to see them all filled." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"Thus says the Lord: 'Make this valley full of ditches.' For thus says the Lord: 'You shall not see wind, nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you, your cattle, and your animals may drink.' "
~ 2 Kings 3:16-17
Have we this day grace enough to make ditches into which the divine blessing may flow? Sadly, we too often fail in the exhibition of true and practical faith. Let us this day be on the outlook for answers to prayer. As the child who went to a meeting to pray for rain took an umbrella with her, so let us truly and practically expect the Lord to bless us. Let us make the valley full of ditches and expect to see them all filled." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " In God's Time 'The vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the ..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
In God's Time
"The vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
~ Habakkuk 2:3
"Mercy may seem slow but it is sure. The Lord, in unfailing wisdom, has appointed a time for outgoings of His gracious power, and God's time is the best time. We are in a hurry; the vision of blessing excites our desire and hastens longings; but the Lord will keep His appointment. He never is before or behind His time.
God's Word is a living Word, from the living God; and though it may seem to linger, God's train is never behind time. It is only a matter of patience, and shall soon see for ourselves the faithfulness of the Lord. No promise of His shall fail; "it will not lie." No promise of His will be lost in silence, "it will speak." No promise of His shall need to be renewed, "it will not tarry."
My soul, can you not wait for your God? Rest in Him, and be still in unutterable peacefulness." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"The vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry."
~ Habakkuk 2:3
God's Word is a living Word, from the living God; and though it may seem to linger, God's train is never behind time. It is only a matter of patience, and shall soon see for ourselves the faithfulness of the Lord. No promise of His shall fail; "it will not lie." No promise of His will be lost in silence, "it will speak." No promise of His shall need to be renewed, "it will not tarry."
My soul, can you not wait for your God? Rest in Him, and be still in unutterable peacefulness." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Heavenly Wealth No good thing will He withhold f..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Heavenly Wealth
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
~ Psalm 84:11
"Many pleasing things the Lord may withhold, but "no good thing." He is the best judge of what is good for us.
Holiness is a good thing, and this He will work in us freely. Victory over evil tendencies and evil habits, He will gladly grant.
Full assurance He will bestow, near communion with Himself, access into all truth, and boldness with prevalence at the mercy seat. If we have not these, it is from want of faith to receive, and not from any unwillingness of God to give. A calm, heavenly frame, great patience, and fervent love-all these will He give to holy diligence. But note that we must "walk uprightly." If we walk foully, God cannot give us favors, for that would be a premium upon sin. The way of uprightness is the way of heavenly wealth-wealth so large as to include every good thing." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
~ Psalm 84:11
Holiness is a good thing, and this He will work in us freely. Victory over evil tendencies and evil habits, He will gladly grant.
Full assurance He will bestow, near communion with Himself, access into all truth, and boldness with prevalence at the mercy seat. If we have not these, it is from want of faith to receive, and not from any unwillingness of God to give. A calm, heavenly frame, great patience, and fervent love-all these will He give to holy diligence. But note that we must "walk uprightly." If we walk foully, God cannot give us favors, for that would be a premium upon sin. The way of uprightness is the way of heavenly wealth-wealth so large as to include every good thing." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Monday, November 1, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Perfection and Preservation He who calls yo..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Perfection and Preservation
He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
~ 1 Thessalonians 5:24
"What will He do? He will sanctify us wholly. He will carry on the work of purification till we are perfect in every part. He will preserve our "whole spirit, soul, and body" blameless until His coming. He will not allow us to fall from grace, nor come under the dominion of sin.
Who will do this? The Lord has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light, out of death in sin into eternal life in Christ Jesus. Only He can do this.
Why will He do it? Because He is "faithful" - faithful to His own promise, which is pledged to save the believer; faithful to His Son, whose reward it is that His people shall be presented to Him faultless; faithful to the work which He has commenced in us.
Come, my soul, here is a grand feast. There may be fogs without, but there should be sunshine within." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He who calls you is faithful, who also will do it.
~ 1 Thessalonians 5:24
Who will do this? The Lord has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light, out of death in sin into eternal life in Christ Jesus. Only He can do this.
Why will He do it? Because He is "faithful" - faithful to His own promise, which is pledged to save the believer; faithful to His Son, whose reward it is that His people shall be presented to Him faultless; faithful to the work which He has commenced in us.
Come, my soul, here is a grand feast. There may be fogs without, but there should be sunshine within." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Immortal Until the Lord's Work Is Done I shall not die, but live, and delcare th..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Immortal Until the Lord's Work Is Done
I shall not die, but live, and delcare the works of the Lord.
~ Psalm 118:17
"Is my case like that of David? Are there multitudes against me, and few on my side? Does unbelief bid me lie down and die in despair - a defeated man? Do my enemies begin to dig my grave?
What then? shall I yield to the whisper of fear and give up the battle, and with it give up all hope? Far from it. There is life in me yet, "I shall not die." Vigor will return and remove my weakness, "I shall live." The Lord lives, and I shall live also.
I shall speak of the present trouble as another instance of the wonder - working faithfulness and love of my God. Those who would gladly measure me for my coffin had better wait a bit, for "the Lord has chastened me severly, but He has not given me over to death" (Ps. 118:18). Till the Lord wills it, no vault can close upon me." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
I shall not die, but live, and delcare the works of the Lord.
~ Psalm 118:17
What then? shall I yield to the whisper of fear and give up the battle, and with it give up all hope? Far from it. There is life in me yet, "I shall not die." Vigor will return and remove my weakness, "I shall live." The Lord lives, and I shall live also.
I shall speak of the present trouble as another instance of the wonder - working faithfulness and love of my God. Those who would gladly measure me for my coffin had better wait a bit, for "the Lord has chastened me severly, but He has not given me over to death" (Ps. 118:18). Till the Lord wills it, no vault can close upon me." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Through Cleansing 'I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shal..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Through Cleansing
"I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols."
~ Ezekiel 36:25
"What an exceeding joy is this! He who has purified us with the blood of Jesus will also cleanse us by the water of the Holy Spirit. God has said it, and so it must be, "You shall be clean." Lord, we feel and mourn our uncleanness, and it is cheering to be assured by Your own mouth that we shall be clean.
He will deliver us from our worst sins; these shall be so purged always as never to return. He will also cleanse us from all our idols; that which we have idolized shall either be broken from us, or we shall be broken off from it.
It is God who speaks of what He Himself will do. Therefore is this word established and sure, and we may boldly look for that which it guarantees us." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols."
~ Ezekiel 36:25
He will deliver us from our worst sins; these shall be so purged always as never to return. He will also cleanse us from all our idols; that which we have idolized shall either be broken from us, or we shall be broken off from it.
It is God who speaks of what He Himself will do. Therefore is this word established and sure, and we may boldly look for that which it guarantees us." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
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