SEPTEMBER 13

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Isaiah 55:6

“Seek  the Lord while He may be found, call  upon Him while He is near:”

James 4:8

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

Philippians 4:4

“Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (This is a command, not a suggestion or a prayer.)

Psalm 73:24

“Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory.”

Hebrews 13:5

“He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”

John 13:1

“Having loved His own which were in the world, He loved them unto the end.”

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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.

Sorrow deserves sympathy.  But when believers refuse to be comforted, they act like the world.  When a Christian is beyond comfort over the loss of creature goods, God’s name is degraded.  Surely the professed truths never entered the soul.

If the furnace is hot, let your faith be strong.  If the burden is heavy, let your patience endure.  Acknowledge that He who lends has the right to reclaim.  As you bless the giving, bless the taking.

There are times when the brightest-eyed Christians can hardly brush the tears away.  Strong faith and joyous hope subside into a fear that is scarcely able to keep the spark of hope and faith alive. 

In times of gloom, when your soul is overwhelmed, grasp the promise and rejoice in the Lord.  Although it is not always easy, cry with David, “Why are you cast down, O my soul?  And why are you disquieted within me?” (Ps 42:5)

Question the cause of your tears.  Reason until you come to the psalmist’s conclusion, “Hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him.” (Ps 42:5).

If you can believe God in the midnight of your soul, then you have ten times more cause to rejoice than to sorrow.  If you can lie humbly at Jesus’ feet, there are more flowers than thorns ready to spring up in your path.

Companions in tribulations, do not give in to hopeless sorrow.  Salute with thankfulness the angel of hope, for you shall yet praise Him.

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