SEPTEMBER 19

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

2 Corinthians 1:20

“For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us.”

2 Corinthians 7:1

“Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”

Hebrews 8:6

“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.”

Hebrews 11:33

“who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,”

Titus 1:2

“in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,”

John 8:32

“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

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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.

PASTOR SPURGEON:

When you are in distress, take a promise and see if it is true.  If you have nothing to eat, take this promise:

Is 33:16 ~ ~ “Bread will be given him, his water will be sure.”

When there is nothing in the kitchen, say, “I will see if God will keep this promise.”  If He does, DO NOT FORGET!   Put it down in your diary—your journal, or write it in your Bible.   Be like the old saint who put T and P beside the promises.  She told her pastor that it meant “tried” and “proven.”  When she was again in distress, she believed that God would help.

There is a promise that says:

“Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7).  Take that and prove it!  When you have, make a mark and say, “This I know is true, for I have proven it.”  There is nothing in the world that can confirm faith like proof!

“What I want,” said one, “are the facts.”  So it is with Christians.  We want facts that help us believe. The older you grow, the stronger your faith should be.  Then you will have many more facts to buttress your faith and compel your belief in God.  When you reach seventy years, what a pile of evidence you will have accumulated if you kept a record of God’s providential goodness and lovingkindness.

I can bear willing testimony to His faithfulness.  Not one good thing has failed of all that the Lord has promised!  Every example of God’s love should make us believe Him more.  As we see the fulfillment of each promise, it compels us to say, “God has kept His promises and will keep them to the end.”

The worst is that we forget.  Then we will have no more faith than when we started, for we will have forgotten God’s repeated answers.  Though He has fulfilled the promises, we have buried them in forgetfulness.

DON’T LET THAT HAPPEN.

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