Rose Of Sharon
This rose represents Jesus, because He is our Rose of Sharon.
Friday, December 31, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): "December 31, 2010 &n..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 31, 2010
No Stranger in Heaven
You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
~ Psalm 73:24
"From day to day and from year to year, my faith believes in the wisdom and love of God, and I know that I shall not believe in vain. No good word of His has ever failed, and I am sure that none shall ever fall to the ground.
I put myself into His hand for guidance. I know not the way that I should choose: the Lord shall choose mine inheritance for me. i need counsel and advice, for my duties are intricate and my condition is involved. The counsel of the infallible God I seek, in preference to my own judgment or the advice of friends.
Soon the end will come: a few more Years, and I must depart out of this world unto the Father. My Lord will be near my bed. He will meet me at heaven's gate: He will welcome me to the Glory Land. I shall not be a stranger in heaven: my own God and Father will receive me to its endless bliss." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
No Stranger in Heaven
You will guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.
~ Psalm 73:24
I put myself into His hand for guidance. I know not the way that I should choose: the Lord shall choose mine inheritance for me. i need counsel and advice, for my duties are intricate and my condition is involved. The counsel of the infallible God I seek, in preference to my own judgment or the advice of friends.
Soon the end will come: a few more Years, and I must depart out of this world unto the Father. My Lord will be near my bed. He will meet me at heaven's gate: He will welcome me to the Glory Land. I shall not be a stranger in heaven: my own God and Father will receive me to its endless bliss." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 30, 2010
Loved Perfection
Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
~ John 13:1
"Having loved..." That He should ever have loved men at all is the marvel. What was there in His poor disciples that He should love them? What is there in me?
It is His nature to love. Love made the saints "His own"! He purchased them with blood and they became His treasure. Being His own, He will not lose them. Being His beloved, He will net cease to love them. He will not cease to love you!
"To the end," even till His death the ruling passion of love to His own reigned in His sacred bosom. It means also to the uttermost. He could not love them more: He gave Himself for them. Some read it, "to perfection." Truly He lavished upon them a perfect love, which had no flaw nor failure, no unwisdom, no unfaithfulness, and no reserve.
Such is the love of Jesus to each one of His people." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Loved Perfection
Having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.
~ John 13:1
It is His nature to love. Love made the saints "His own"! He purchased them with blood and they became His treasure. Being His own, He will not lose them. Being His beloved, He will net cease to love them. He will not cease to love you!
"To the end," even till His death the ruling passion of love to His own reigned in His sacred bosom. It means also to the uttermost. He could not love them more: He gave Himself for them. Some read it, "to perfection." Truly He lavished upon them a perfect love, which had no flaw nor failure, no unwisdom, no unfaithfulness, and no reserve.
Such is the love of Jesus to each one of His people." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 29, 2010
He Will Carry Us Home
"Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you."
~ Isaiah 46:4
"The year is very old, and here is a promise for us all, as age creeps over us. Let us live long enough, and we shall all have gray hairs; therefore we may as well enjoy this promise by the foresight of faith.
When we grow old, our God will still be the I AM, abiding evermore the same. Hoar hairs tell of our decay, but He decays not. When we cannot carry a burden and can hardly carry ourselves, the Lord will carry us.
He made us, and He will care for us. When we become a burden to our friends and a burden to ourselves, the Lord will not shake us off, rather He will take us up and carry and deliver us more fully than ever.
Let us not dread old age. Let us grow old graciously, since the Lord Himself is with us in fullness of grace." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He Will Carry Us Home
"Even to your old age, I am He, and even to gray hairs I will carry you! I have made, and I will bear; even I will carry, and will deliver you."
~ Isaiah 46:4
When we grow old, our God will still be the I AM, abiding evermore the same. Hoar hairs tell of our decay, but He decays not. When we cannot carry a burden and can hardly carry ourselves, the Lord will carry us.
He made us, and He will care for us. When we become a burden to our friends and a burden to ourselves, the Lord will not shake us off, rather He will take us up and carry and deliver us more fully than ever.
Let us not dread old age. Let us grow old graciously, since the Lord Himself is with us in fullness of grace." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 28, 2010
Absolute Assurance
He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
~ Hebrews 13:5
"Several times in the Scriptures the Lord has said this. Let us never harbor a doubt of it. In itself the promise is especially emphatic. In the Greek it has five negatives, each one definitely shutting out the possibility of the Lord's ever lasting leaving one of His people.
this priceless Scripture does not promise us exemption from trouble, but it does secure us against desertion. We may be called to traverse strange ways, but we shall always have our Lord's company, assistance, and provision. His favor is better than fortune.
We ought surely to be content with such things as we have, for he who has God has more than all the world besides. What can we have beyond the Infinite?
If God says He will never leave you nor forsake you, be much in prayer for grace, that you may never leave Him, nor even for a moment forsake His ways." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Absolute Assurance
He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you."
~ Hebrews 13:5
this priceless Scripture does not promise us exemption from trouble, but it does secure us against desertion. We may be called to traverse strange ways, but we shall always have our Lord's company, assistance, and provision. His favor is better than fortune.
We ought surely to be content with such things as we have, for he who has God has more than all the world besides. What can we have beyond the Infinite?
If God says He will never leave you nor forsake you, be much in prayer for grace, that you may never leave Him, nor even for a moment forsake His ways." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Monday, December 27, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 27, 2010
His Kindness and Covenant
"The mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed," says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
~ Isaiah 54:10
"One of the most delightful qualities of divine love is its abiding character. The pillars of the earth may be moved out of their places, but the kindness and the covenant of our merciful Jehovah never depart from His people. The year is almost over,and the years of life are growing few, but time does not change my Lord; our Lord is the same. Force overturns the hills, but no conceivable power can affect the eternal God. Nothing is the past, the present, or the future can cause Jehovah to be unkind to me.
My soul, rest in the eternal kindness of the Lord. Remember also the everlasting covenant. God is ever mindful of it; see that you are mindful of it too. Kindness and covenant - dwell on these words, assure and lasting things which eternity itself shall not take from you." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
His Kindness and Covenant
"The mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed," says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
~ Isaiah 54:10
My soul, rest in the eternal kindness of the Lord. Remember also the everlasting covenant. God is ever mindful of it; see that you are mindful of it too. Kindness and covenant - dwell on these words, assure and lasting things which eternity itself shall not take from you." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 26, 2010
Trust Only in God
Peter answered and said to Him, "Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble."
~ Matthew 26:33
"Peter thought that he was saying what he should assuredly carry out, but a promise that has no better foundation than a human resolve will fall to the ground. No sooner did temptations arise than Peter denied his Master and used oaths to confirm his denial.
What is man's word? An earthen pot broken with a stroke. What is your own resolve? A blossom, which, with God's care, may come to fruit, but which, left to itself, will fall to the ground with the first wind that moves the bough.
On man's word hang only what it will bear.
On your own resolve depend not at all.
On the promise of God hang time and eternity,
this world and the next, your all and the all of your beloved ones.
Rely upon Jesus without limit. Trust not yourself or any man beyond due bounds, but trust only and wholly in the Lord." (BY: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Trust Only in God
Peter answered and said to Him, "Even if all are made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble."
~ Matthew 26:33
What is man's word? An earthen pot broken with a stroke. What is your own resolve? A blossom, which, with God's care, may come to fruit, but which, left to itself, will fall to the ground with the first wind that moves the bough.
On man's word hang only what it will bear.
On your own resolve depend not at all.
On the promise of God hang time and eternity,
this world and the next, your all and the all of your beloved ones.
Rely upon Jesus without limit. Trust not yourself or any man beyond due bounds, but trust only and wholly in the Lord." (BY: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 25, 2010
He Came; He Is Coming
This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.
~ Acts 1:11
"Many are celebrating our Lord's first coming this day; let us turn our thoughts to the promise of His Second Coming. He who came to suffer will not be slow in coming to reign.
This is our glorious hope, for we shall share His joy. Today we are in our concealment and humiliation, even as He was while here below; but when He comes it will be our manifestation, even as it will be His revelation. The slandered and despised shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The long rest and inconceivable splendor of the millennial reign will be an abundant recompense for the ages of witnessing and warring.
He is coming! He is on the road and traveling quickly. The sound of His approach should be as music to our hearts! Ring out, you bells of hope!" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He Came; He Is Coming
This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.
~ Acts 1:11
This is our glorious hope, for we shall share His joy. Today we are in our concealment and humiliation, even as He was while here below; but when He comes it will be our manifestation, even as it will be His revelation. The slandered and despised shall shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. The long rest and inconceivable splendor of the millennial reign will be an abundant recompense for the ages of witnessing and warring.
He is coming! He is on the road and traveling quickly. The sound of His approach should be as music to our hearts! Ring out, you bells of hope!" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Friday, December 24, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 24, 2010
Over Jordan with Singing
Your enemies shall submit to you.
~ Deuteronomy 33:29
"That archenemy, the devil, is a liar from the beginning; but he is so very plausible that, like Eve, we are led to believe him. Yet in our experience we shall prove him a liar.
He says that we shall fall from grace, dishonor our profession, and perish with the doom of apostates; but, trusting in the Lord, we shall hold onto our way and prove that Jesus loses none whom His Father gave Him. He tells us that our bread will fail, and we shall starve; yet the Feeder of the ravens has not forgotten us yet, and He will prepare us a table in the presence of our enemies. He whispers that the Lord will not deliver us out of our trial. What a liar he is! The Lord will never leave us, nor forsake us.
The devil takes great delight in telling us that death will prove too much for us. "How will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?" But there also he shall prove a liar unto us, and we shall pass through the river singing psalms of glory." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Over Jordan with Singing
Your enemies shall submit to you.
~ Deuteronomy 33:29
He says that we shall fall from grace, dishonor our profession, and perish with the doom of apostates; but, trusting in the Lord, we shall hold onto our way and prove that Jesus loses none whom His Father gave Him. He tells us that our bread will fail, and we shall starve; yet the Feeder of the ravens has not forgotten us yet, and He will prepare us a table in the presence of our enemies. He whispers that the Lord will not deliver us out of our trial. What a liar he is! The Lord will never leave us, nor forsake us.
The devil takes great delight in telling us that death will prove too much for us. "How will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?" But there also he shall prove a liar unto us, and we shall pass through the river singing psalms of glory." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 23, 2010
Precious Things
Of Joseph he said: "Blessed of the Lord is his land, with the precious things of heaven, with the dew, and the deep lying beneath."
~ Deuteronomy 33:13
"Oh, for "the precious things of heaven"! Power with God, and the manifestation of power from God, is most precious. We would enjoy the peace of God, the joy of the Lord, the glory of our God. The benediction of the three divine Persons in love and grace and fellowship, we prize beyond the finest gold. The things of earth are as nothing in preciousness compared with the things of heaven.
"The dew." What refreshing, what growth, what perfume, what life there is in us when the dew is about! Above all things, as plants of the Lord's, we need the dew of His Holy Spirit.
"The deep lying beneath." Surely this refers to that unseen ocean underground which supplies all the fresh springs which make glad the earth. Oh to tap the eternal fountains! This is an unspeakable blessing; let no believer rest till he possesses it." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Precious Things
Of Joseph he said: "Blessed of the Lord is his land, with the precious things of heaven, with the dew, and the deep lying beneath."
~ Deuteronomy 33:13
"The dew." What refreshing, what growth, what perfume, what life there is in us when the dew is about! Above all things, as plants of the Lord's, we need the dew of His Holy Spirit.
"The deep lying beneath." Surely this refers to that unseen ocean underground which supplies all the fresh springs which make glad the earth. Oh to tap the eternal fountains! This is an unspeakable blessing; let no believer rest till he possesses it." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 22, 2010
Immediately Present
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
~ Psalm 46:1
"Help that is not present when we need it is of small value. The anchor that is left at home is of no use to the seaman in the hour of storm. very few earthly helps could be called "very present." They are usually far in the seeking and far in the using. But the Lord is present when we seek Him, present when we need Him, and present when we have already enjoyed His aid.
He is more than "present." He is very present: More present than the nearest friend can be, for He is in us in our trouble. He is our refuge; let us hide in Him. He is our strength; let us lean upon Him. He is our very present help; let us repose in Him now. We need not have a moment's care or an instant's fear." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Immediately Present
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
~ Psalm 46:1
He is more than "present." He is very present: More present than the nearest friend can be, for He is in us in our trouble. He is our refuge; let us hide in Him. He is our strength; let us lean upon Him. He is our very present help; let us repose in Him now. We need not have a moment's care or an instant's fear." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 21, 2010
From Anger to Love
He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
~ Micah 7:19
"God never turns from His love, but He soon turns from His wrath. His love to His chosen is according to His nature; His anger is only according to His office: He loves because He is love; He frowns because it is necessary for our good. He will come back to the place where His heart rests; namely, His love for His own, and then He will take pity upon our griefs and end them.
What a promise is this, "He will subdue our iniquities!" He will conquer them. They cry to enslave us, but the Lord will give us victory over them.
As for the guilt for our sins, how gloriously is that removed! "All our sins" -yes, all of them; "You will cast" -Only an almighty arm could perform such a wonder; "into the depths of the sea." They are all gone. They sank into the bottom like a stone. Hallelujah!" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
From Anger to Love
He will again have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea.
~ Micah 7:19
What a promise is this, "He will subdue our iniquities!" He will conquer them. They cry to enslave us, but the Lord will give us victory over them.
As for the guilt for our sins, how gloriously is that removed! "All our sins" -yes, all of them; "You will cast" -Only an almighty arm could perform such a wonder; "into the depths of the sea." They are all gone. They sank into the bottom like a stone. Hallelujah!" (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Monday, December 20, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 20, 2010
Men as Men, God as God
"I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass? And you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth; you have feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he has prepared to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor?"
~ Isaiah 51:12-13
"Let the text itself be taken as the portion for today. Read it, believe it, feed on it, and plead it before the Lord. He whom you fear is only a man; while He who promises to comfort you is God, your Maker, and the Creator of heaven and earth.
"Where is the fury of the oppressor?" It is in the Lord's hand. It is only the fury of a dying creature, fury that will end as soon as the breath is gone from the nostril. Why, then, should we stand in awe of one who is as frail as ourselves? Let us not dishonor our God by making a god of puny man. Let us treat men as men, and God as God; and then we shall go calmly on in the path of duty, fearing the Lord, and fearing nobody else." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Men as Men, God as God
"I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of a man who will be made like grass? And you forget the Lord your Maker, who stretched out the heavens and laid the foundations of the earth; you have feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, when he has prepared to destroy. And where is the fury of the oppressor?"
~ Isaiah 51:12-13
"Where is the fury of the oppressor?" It is in the Lord's hand. It is only the fury of a dying creature, fury that will end as soon as the breath is gone from the nostril. Why, then, should we stand in awe of one who is as frail as ourselves? Let us not dishonor our God by making a god of puny man. Let us treat men as men, and God as God; and then we shall go calmly on in the path of duty, fearing the Lord, and fearing nobody else." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 19, 2010
Afflictions, but No Broken Bones
He guards all his bones; not one of them is broken.
~ Psalm 34:20
"This is great comfort to a tried child of God, and comfort which I dare accept, for up to this hour have offered no real damage from my many afflictions. I have neither lost faith, nor hope, nor love. Nay, so far from losing these bones of character, they have gained in strength and energy. I have more knowledge, more experience, more patience, more stability than I had before the trials came. Not even my joy has been destroyed. Many a bruise have I had by sickness, bereavement, depression, slander, and opposition, but the bruised has healed. The reason is not far to seek. If we trust in the Lord, He keeps all our bones; and if He keeps them, we may be sure that not one of them is broken.
Come, my heart, do not sorrow. There are no bones broken. Endure hardness, and bid defiance to fear." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Afflictions, but No Broken Bones
He guards all his bones; not one of them is broken.
~ Psalm 34:20
Come, my heart, do not sorrow. There are no bones broken. Endure hardness, and bid defiance to fear." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 18, 2010
Defended and Covered
Like birds flying about, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.
~ Isaiah 31:5
"With hurrying wing the mother bird hastens to the protection of her young. She wastes no time when coming to supply them with food or guard them from danger. Thus as on eagles wings will the Lord come to the defense of His chosen.
With outspread wing, the mother covers her little ones in the nest and makes her wings a house for them to dwell. Thus God Himself becomes the protection of His elect. He Himself is their refuge, their abode, their all.
As birds flying, and birds covering (for the word means both), so will the Lord be unto us. We shall be defended and preserved from all evil:the Lord who likens Himself to birds will not be like them in their feebleness, for He is Jehovah. The wing of God is quicker and tenderer than the wing of a bird, and we will put our trust under its shadow. (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Defended and Covered
Like birds flying about, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem.
~ Isaiah 31:5
With outspread wing, the mother covers her little ones in the nest and makes her wings a house for them to dwell. Thus God Himself becomes the protection of His elect. He Himself is their refuge, their abode, their all.
As birds flying, and birds covering (for the word means both), so will the Lord be unto us. We shall be defended and preserved from all evil:the Lord who likens Himself to birds will not be like them in their feebleness, for He is Jehovah. The wing of God is quicker and tenderer than the wing of a bird, and we will put our trust under its shadow. (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Friday, December 17, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 17, 2010
Nearest and Dearest Fellowship
We shall always be with the Lord.
~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17
"While we are here the Lord is with us, and when we are called away we are with Him. There is no dividing the saints from the Savior. They are one, and they always must be one: Jesus cannot be without His own people.
What a joy is this! Our supreme honor, rest, comfort, delight, is to be with the Lord. We cannot conceive of anything that can surpass or even equal this divine society. Before long we shall be with Him in His rest and in His royalty, in His expectation and in His manifestation.
Lord, if I am to be forever with You, I have a destiny incomparable. To be forever with the Lord is my idea of heaven at its best. Not the harps of gold, not the crowns unfading, nor the light unclouded, is glory to me; but Jesus, and myself forever with Him in nearest and dearest fellowship." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Nearest and Dearest Fellowship
We shall always be with the Lord.
~ 1 Thessalonians 4:17
What a joy is this! Our supreme honor, rest, comfort, delight, is to be with the Lord. We cannot conceive of anything that can surpass or even equal this divine society. Before long we shall be with Him in His rest and in His royalty, in His expectation and in His manifestation.
Lord, if I am to be forever with You, I have a destiny incomparable. To be forever with the Lord is my idea of heaven at its best. Not the harps of gold, not the crowns unfading, nor the light unclouded, is glory to me; but Jesus, and myself forever with Him in nearest and dearest fellowship." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 16, 2010
Divine Expulsion
You shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.
~ Joshua 17:18
"It is a great encouragement to be assured of victory, for then a man goes to war in confidence. Our warfare is with evil within us and around us, and we ought to be persuaded that we are able to get the victory in the name of the Lord Jesus. We are not riding for a fall, but to win; and win we shall.
Certain of our sins find chariots of iron in our constitution - our former habits, associations, and occupations. They are very strong, yet in the name of of God we must master them, and we will. If one sin has dominion of us, we are not the Lord's free men. A man who is held by only one chain is still a captive. Up, then, and break to shivers every chariot of iron! The Lord of Hosts is with us, and who shall resist His sin-destroying power? (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Divine Expulsion
You shall drive out the Canaanites, though they have iron chariots and are strong.
~ Joshua 17:18
Certain of our sins find chariots of iron in our constitution - our former habits, associations, and occupations. They are very strong, yet in the name of of God we must master them, and we will. If one sin has dominion of us, we are not the Lord's free men. A man who is held by only one chain is still a captive. Up, then, and break to shivers every chariot of iron! The Lord of Hosts is with us, and who shall resist His sin-destroying power? (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 15, 2010
World Concord
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
~ Isaiah 2:4
"Oh, that these happy times were come! At present the nations are heavily armed and are inventing weapons more and more terrible. Yet peace will prevail one day; yes, and so prevail that the instruments of destruction shall be beaten into other shapes and used for better purposes.
How will this come about? Lasting peace will be established only by the reign of the Prince of Peace. He must teach the people by His Spirit, renew their hearts by His grace, and reign over them by His supreme power; and then will they cease to wound and kill.
Let every reader of this book of promises offer special prayer today to the Lord and Giver of Peace, that He would speedily put an end to war and establish concord over the whole world." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
World Concord
They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
~ Isaiah 2:4
How will this come about? Lasting peace will be established only by the reign of the Prince of Peace. He must teach the people by His Spirit, renew their hearts by His grace, and reign over them by His supreme power; and then will they cease to wound and kill.
Let every reader of this book of promises offer special prayer today to the Lord and Giver of Peace, that He would speedily put an end to war and establish concord over the whole world." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 14, 2010
Nothing Old
He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new."
~ Revelation 21:5
"All things need making new, for they are sadly battered and worn by sin. But no one can make all things new except God, who made them at the first. Our Lord Jesus has undertaken the task, and He is fully competent for the performance of it. Already He has commenced His labor, and for centuries He has persevered in making new the hearts of men. And there shall come a day when the body shall be made new and raised like unto His glorious body.
What a joy to belong to a Kingdom where everything is being made new! We are not dying out: we are hastening on to a more glorious life. Despite the opposition of the powers of evil, our glorious Lord Jesus is accomplishing His purpose and making us, and all about us, "new," and as full of beauty as when they first came from the hand of the Lord." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Nothing Old
He who sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new."
~ Revelation 21:5
What a joy to belong to a Kingdom where everything is being made new! We are not dying out: we are hastening on to a more glorious life. Despite the opposition of the powers of evil, our glorious Lord Jesus is accomplishing His purpose and making us, and all about us, "new," and as full of beauty as when they first came from the hand of the Lord." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Monday, December 13, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 13, 2010
Evening Brightens into Day
At evening time it shall happen that it will be light.
~ Zechariah 14:7
"It is a surprise that it should be so; but God is wont to work in a way so that the dark will not deepen into midnight, but will suddenly brighten into day. Never let us despair. In the worst times let us trust in the Lord who turns the darkness of the shadow of death into the morning.
This promise should assist our patience. The light may not fully come till our hopes are quite spent by waiting all day to no purpose. But to the righteous, the sun rises when it is almost night. May we not with patience wait for that heavenly light, which may be long in coming, but is sure to prove itself well worth waiting for?
Come, my soul, sing unto Him who will bless you in life and in death, in a manner surpassing all that nature has ever seen when at its best." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Evening Brightens into Day
At evening time it shall happen that it will be light.
~ Zechariah 14:7
This promise should assist our patience. The light may not fully come till our hopes are quite spent by waiting all day to no purpose. But to the righteous, the sun rises when it is almost night. May we not with patience wait for that heavenly light, which may be long in coming, but is sure to prove itself well worth waiting for?
Come, my soul, sing unto Him who will bless you in life and in death, in a manner surpassing all that nature has ever seen when at its best." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 12, 2010
A Quiet Heart
"In quietness and confidence shall be your strength."
~ Isaiah 30:15
"It is weakness to be fretting and worrying, questioning and mistrusting. Do we not unfit ourselves for action, and unhinge our minds for wise decision? We are sinking by our struggles when we might float by faith.
Oh, for grace to be quiet! Why run from house to house repeating the weary story that makes us more and more heartsick as we tell it? Why stay at home to cry out in agony because of wretched forebodings that may never by fulfilled? Be still and know that Jehovah is God!
Oh, for grace to be confident in God! Every word of His will stand though the mountains should depart. He deserves to be happy as the spirits before the throne. Return unto your rest, and lean your head upon the Lord Jesus." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
A Quiet Heart
"In quietness and confidence shall be your strength."
~ Isaiah 30:15
Oh, for grace to be quiet! Why run from house to house repeating the weary story that makes us more and more heartsick as we tell it? Why stay at home to cry out in agony because of wretched forebodings that may never by fulfilled? Be still and know that Jehovah is God!
Oh, for grace to be confident in God! Every word of His will stand though the mountains should depart. He deserves to be happy as the spirits before the throne. Return unto your rest, and lean your head upon the Lord Jesus." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 11, 2010
Trust and Do; Do and Trust
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
~ Psalm 37:3
"Trust and do are words that go well together. We should have faith, and that faith should work. We do not sit still because we trust, but we arouse ourselves and expect the Lord to work through us and by us. It is ours to trust and do good. We neither trust without doing, nor do without trusting.
Adversaries would root us out if they could; but by trusting and doing, we dwell in the land. We are not so easily to be got rid of as the Lord's enemies suppose. Where God has given us a name and a place, there we abide.
But what about the supply of our necessities? As sure as God is true, His people shall be fed. It is theirs to trust and to do, and it is the Lord's to do according to their trust. They shall be fed somehow. Away, fears! (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Trust and Do; Do and Trust
Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
~ Psalm 37:3
Adversaries would root us out if they could; but by trusting and doing, we dwell in the land. We are not so easily to be got rid of as the Lord's enemies suppose. Where God has given us a name and a place, there we abide.
But what about the supply of our necessities? As sure as God is true, His people shall be fed. It is theirs to trust and to do, and it is the Lord's to do according to their trust. They shall be fed somehow. Away, fears! (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Friday, December 10, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 10, 2010
God Is Our Ally
"If you indeed obey his voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries."
~ Exodus 23:22
"Jesus Christ is to be acknowledged and obeyed. He is the vicegerent of God and speaks in the Father's name, and it is our responsibility to do as He commands. We shall lose the promise if we disregard the precept.
The Lord enters into a league with His people. He will bless those who bless us, and curse those who curse us. God will go heart and soul with His people. We need not concern ourselves about our adversaries when we are assured that they have become the adversaries of God.
So far as our own interest is concerned, we have no enemies; but for the cause of truth and righteousness, we take up arms and go forth to conflict. We are allied with the eternal God; and if we carefully obey the law of our Lord Jesus, He is engaged to put forth all His power on our behalf." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
God Is Our Ally
"If you indeed obey his voice and do all that I speak, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries."
~ Exodus 23:22
The Lord enters into a league with His people. He will bless those who bless us, and curse those who curse us. God will go heart and soul with His people. We need not concern ourselves about our adversaries when we are assured that they have become the adversaries of God.
So far as our own interest is concerned, we have no enemies; but for the cause of truth and righteousness, we take up arms and go forth to conflict. We are allied with the eternal God; and if we carefully obey the law of our Lord Jesus, He is engaged to put forth all His power on our behalf." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 9, 2010
The "All" of Belief
Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."
~ Mark 9:23
"Our unbelief is the greatest hindrance in our way. The Lord can do everything, but when He makes a rule that according to our faith so shall it be unto us, our unbelief ties the hands of His omnipotence.
God is always faithful to His Word; why can we not trust Him? When we are in a right state of heart, faith costs no effort: it is then as natural for us to rely upon God as for a child to trust its father.
The worst of it is that we can believe God about everything except the present pressing trial. this is folly. Shake off such sinfulness, and trust God with the load, the labor, the longing of this present. This done, all is done." 9By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute devotions)
The "All" of Belief
Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."
~ Mark 9:23
God is always faithful to His Word; why can we not trust Him? When we are in a right state of heart, faith costs no effort: it is then as natural for us to rely upon God as for a child to trust its father.
The worst of it is that we can believe God about everything except the present pressing trial. this is folly. Shake off such sinfulness, and trust God with the load, the labor, the longing of this present. This done, all is done." 9By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute devotions)
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 8, 2010
Following Leads to Honor
"If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor."
~ John 12:26
"To do as Jesus did is the surest way of bringing honor to His name. let me mind this every day.
If I imitate Jesus, I shall have His company; if I am like Him, I shall be with Him. In due time He will take me up to dwell with Him above, if I have striven to follow him here below. After his suffering our Lord came to His throne, and after we have suffered a while with Him here below, we also shall arrive in glory. Come, my soul, pluck up courage.
Let me not fail to note that the Father will honor those who follow His Son. If He see me true to Jesus, He will put marks of favor and honor upon me for His Son's sake. No honor can be like this; the fore, cling to the Lord more closely than ever." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Following Leads to Honor
"If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor."
~ John 12:26
If I imitate Jesus, I shall have His company; if I am like Him, I shall be with Him. In due time He will take me up to dwell with Him above, if I have striven to follow him here below. After his suffering our Lord came to His throne, and after we have suffered a while with Him here below, we also shall arrive in glory. Come, my soul, pluck up courage.
Let me not fail to note that the Father will honor those who follow His Son. If He see me true to Jesus, He will put marks of favor and honor upon me for His Son's sake. No honor can be like this; the fore, cling to the Lord more closely than ever." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 7, 2010
Gift of Strength, Peace to Bless
The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.
~ Psalm 29:11
"David had just heard the voice of the Lord in a thunderstorm, and had seen His power in the hurricane; and now, in the cool calm after the storm, that overwhelming power by which heaven and earth are shaken is promised to be the strength of the chosen. Why are we weak when we have divine strength to flee to? Why are we troubled when the Lord's own peace is ours? Jesus, the mighty God, is our strength; let us put Him on and go forth to our services. Jesus, our blessed Lord, is also our peace; let us repose in Him this day and end our fears.
That same God who rides upon the storm in days of tempest will also rule the hurricane of our tribulation and send us, before long, days of peace. We shall have strength for storms and songs for fair weather. Away, dark thoughts! Up, faith and hope! (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Gift of Strength, Peace to Bless
The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.
~ Psalm 29:11
That same God who rides upon the storm in days of tempest will also rule the hurricane of our tribulation and send us, before long, days of peace. We shall have strength for storms and songs for fair weather. Away, dark thoughts! Up, faith and hope! (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
December 6, 2010
Through, Not Engulfed
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you."
~ Isaiah 43:2
"Bridge there is none:we must go through the waters, and feel the rush of the rivers. Tried we must be, but triumphed we shall be; for Jehovah Himself, who is mightier than many waters, shall be with us. The Lord will surely be with us in difficulties and dangers. The sorrows of life may rise to an extraordinary height, but the Lord is equal to every occasion.
The enemies of God can put dangers in our way but we shall walk through the fires. God being with us, we shall not be burned or smell of smoke.
Oh, the wonderful security of the heaven-born and heaven-bound pilgrim! Floods cannot drown him, nor fires burn him. Your presence, Lord, is the protection of Your saints from the varied perils of the road. In faith I commit myself unto You, and my spirit enters into rest." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Through, Not Engulfed
"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, nor shall the flame scorch you."
~ Isaiah 43:2
The enemies of God can put dangers in our way but we shall walk through the fires. God being with us, we shall not be burned or smell of smoke.
Oh, the wonderful security of the heaven-born and heaven-bound pilgrim! Floods cannot drown him, nor fires burn him. Your presence, Lord, is the protection of Your saints from the varied perils of the road. In faith I commit myself unto You, and my spirit enters into rest." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Sunday, December 5, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " High Places of Defense He will dwell on high; his place of defense will be the for..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
High Places of Defense
He will dwell on high; his place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; bread will be given him, his water will be sure.
~ Isaiah 33:16
"The man to whom God has given grace to be of blameless life dwells in perfect security. He dwells on high, above the world, out of reach of the enemy, and near to heaven.
He is defended by munitions of stupendous rock. The firmest things in the universe are the promise and purposes of the unchanging God, and these the safeguard of the obedient believer.
He is provided for by this great promise, "Brad shall be given him." The Lord, who rained manna in the wilderness, will keep His people in good store even when they are surrounded by those who would starve them.
But what if water should fail?That cannot be "his waters shall be sure." The Lord sees that nothing is wanting. None can touch the citizen of the true Zion. However fierce the enemy, the Lord will preserve His chosen." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He will dwell on high; his place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; bread will be given him, his water will be sure.
~ Isaiah 33:16
He is defended by munitions of stupendous rock. The firmest things in the universe are the promise and purposes of the unchanging God, and these the safeguard of the obedient believer.
He is provided for by this great promise, "Brad shall be given him." The Lord, who rained manna in the wilderness, will keep His people in good store even when they are surrounded by those who would starve them.
But what if water should fail?That cannot be "his waters shall be sure." The Lord sees that nothing is wanting. None can touch the citizen of the true Zion. However fierce the enemy, the Lord will preserve His chosen." (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): " Covered and Protected He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wing..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Covered and Protected
He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
~ Psalm 91:4
"Just as a hen protects her brood and allows them to nestle under her wings, so will the Lord defend His people and permit them to hide away in Him. Have we not seen the little chicks peeping out from under the mother's feathers and heard their little cries of contended joy? In this way let us shelter ourselves in our God, and feel overflowing peace n knowing that He is guarding us. While the Lord covers us, we trust.
When we go out to war in His name we enjoy the same guardian care. When we implicitly trust God, even as the chick trusts the hen, we find His truth arming us from head to foot. The Lord cannot lie; He must be faithful to His people; His promise must stand. This sure truth is all the shield we need.
Come, my soul, hide under those great wings, lose yourself among those soft feathers! (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
~ Psalm 91:4
When we go out to war in His name we enjoy the same guardian care. When we implicitly trust God, even as the chick trusts the hen, we find His truth arming us from head to foot. The Lord cannot lie; He must be faithful to His people; His promise must stand. This sure truth is all the shield we need.
Come, my soul, hide under those great wings, lose yourself among those soft feathers! (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): " Peace Whatever Exposure 'I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause w..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Peace Whatever Exposure
"I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods."
~ Ezekiel 34:25
"It is the height of grace that Jehovah should be in covenant with man, a feeble, sinful creature. Yet the Lord has solemnly entered into a faithful covenant with us, and from that covenant He will never turn aside. In virtue of this covenant we are safe. As lions and wolves are driven off by shepherds, so shall all noxious influences be chased away. The Lord will give us rest from disturbers and destroyers.
The Lord's people are to enjoy security in places of the greatest exposure: wilderness and woods are to be as pastures and folds to the flock of Christ. If the Lord does not change the place for the better, He will make us the better in the place. Nothing without or within should cause any fear to the child of God. By faith the wilderness can become the suburbs of heaven, and the woods the vestibule of glory." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
"I will make a covenant of peace with them, and cause wild beasts to cease from the land; and they will dwell safely in the wilderness and sleep in the woods."
~ Ezekiel 34:25
The Lord's people are to enjoy security in places of the greatest exposure: wilderness and woods are to be as pastures and folds to the flock of Christ. If the Lord does not change the place for the better, He will make us the better in the place. Nothing without or within should cause any fear to the child of God. By faith the wilderness can become the suburbs of heaven, and the woods the vestibule of glory." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Thursday, December 2, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " Our Holiest Example I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
Our Holiest Example
I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
~Psalm 16:8
"This is the way to live. With God always before us, we shall have the noblest companionship, the holiest example, the sweetest consolation, and the mightiest influence.
Always to have an eye to the Lord's eye, and an ear for the Lord's voice - this is the right state for the godly man. His God is near him, filling the horizon of his vision, leading the way of his life, and furnishing the theme of his meditation. What vanities we should avoid, what sins we should overcome, what virtues we should exhibit, what joys we should experience if we did indeed set the Lord always before us!
The Lord, being ever in our minds, guides and aids us, and hence we are not moved by fear, or force, or fraud, or fickleness. When God stands at a man's right hand, that man is himself sure to stand." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.
~Psalm 16:8
Always to have an eye to the Lord's eye, and an ear for the Lord's voice - this is the right state for the godly man. His God is near him, filling the horizon of his vision, leading the way of his life, and furnishing the theme of his meditation. What vanities we should avoid, what sins we should overcome, what virtues we should exhibit, what joys we should experience if we did indeed set the Lord always before us!
The Lord, being ever in our minds, guides and aids us, and hence we are not moved by fear, or force, or fraud, or fickleness. When God stands at a man's right hand, that man is himself sure to stand." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
A Word of Inspiration: Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon): " True Walking Posture He who walks ..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
True Walking Posture
He who walks with integrity walks securely.
~ Proverbs 10:9
"His walk may be slow, but it is sure. He that hastens to be rich shall not be innocent or sure; but steady perseverance in integrity, if it does not bring riches, will certainly bring peace. In doing that which is just and right, we are like one walking upon a rock, for we have confidence that every step we take is upon solid and safe ground. The man who has gained success through questionable transactions must always be afraid that a day of reckoning will come.
Let us stick to truth and righteousness. Never, on any account whatsoever, let us do that which our conscience cannot justify. If we keep in the Lord's own way, and never sin against our conscience, our way is sure against all. We may be thought fools for being firm in our integrity; but in the place where judgment is infallible, we shall be approved." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He who walks with integrity walks securely.
~ Proverbs 10:9
Let us stick to truth and righteousness. Never, on any account whatsoever, let us do that which our conscience cannot justify. If we keep in the Lord's own way, and never sin against our conscience, our way is sure against all. We may be thought fools for being firm in our integrity; but in the place where judgment is infallible, we shall be approved." (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): " God Is In The Front Line He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He..."
Faith's Checkbook (By: C.H. Spurgeon)
God Is In The Front Line
He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
~Deuteronomy 31:8
"This text should help us to buckle on our harness in warfare. If Jehovah Himself goes before us, it must be safe to follow. Come, let us make a prompt advance! Why do we hesitate to pass on to victory?
Nor is the Lord before us only; He is with us - above, beneath, around, within.
Being before us and with us, He will never withdraw His help. He cannot fail in Himself, and He will not fail toward us. He will continue to help us according to our need, even to the end. As He cannot fail us, so He will not forsake us. He will always be both able and willing to grant us strength.
Let us not fear nor be dismayed; for the Lord of hosts will go down to the battle with us, will bear the brunt of the fight, and give us the victory." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
He is the One who goes before you. He will be with you, He will not leave you nor forsake you; do not fear nor be dismayed.
~Deuteronomy 31:8
Nor is the Lord before us only; He is with us - above, beneath, around, within.
Being before us and with us, He will never withdraw His help. He cannot fail in Himself, and He will not fail toward us. He will continue to help us according to our need, even to the end. As He cannot fail us, so He will not forsake us. He will always be both able and willing to grant us strength.
Let us not fear nor be dismayed; for the Lord of hosts will go down to the battle with us, will bear the brunt of the fight, and give us the victory." (By: Charles H. Spurgeon ~ One Minute Devotions)
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