SEPTEMBER 5

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Mark 11:24

“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them.”

IICor 3:5

“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency  is of God.”

Philippians 1:6

“Being confident of this very thing, that He which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”

Ps 23:6

 “ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:  and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”

Ephes 1:19                                                                                                           

“And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power.”

IICorinthians 12;9

“And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee; for my strength is made perfect in weakness.  Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

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This month we will read choices from Charles Spurgeon’s (known affectionately as the “prince of preachers”)  devotional, “Beside Still Waters”.   It’s no secret that this world system is getting more evil by the day.  We have to stand strong in the Lord and look to Him more than ever to get through, and to be guided through, what is in the future……..known and allowed  by Him alone…..as well as whatever personal things we are experiencing in our lives.

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We wish for many things that we do not really need, and there is no promise that we will have all we wish for.  God has not promised anything more than what we need.  But He WILL give us that.

Lift up your head.  Do not be afraid.  God is with you.  He will turn darkness into light and bitter into sweet.  All the way, He has led you.  All the way, He will lead you.  Let this be your constant joy.

He is your Shepherd.  You will not lack what is absolutely necessary.  Whatever you really require, you will be given it by your tender Father’s lavish hand.

Believer, this is your estate, your inheritance, your annual income, your yearly living:  He is your Shepherd, and you shall not want. (Psalm 23:1).

What is your income?  “It varies,” you say.  Oh, but your spiritual income is always the same, for the Lord is your Shepherd, and you shall not want.  It is my income, and it is your income.

  It is the income of the poorest pauper who has an interest in God’s grace.

 It is the income of the believing orphan who has no other friend

  It is the orphan’s fortune, for the Lord is his Shepherd, and he shall not want.

 It is the widow’s inheritance, for the Lord is her Shepherd, and she shall not want.

 It is the believer’s share, the believer’s portion and the believer’s blessing.

The Lord is OUR Shepherd.  WE shall not want.

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