OCTOBER 9

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 41:13

“For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand, Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’”

Matthew 6:31-33

 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’  For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.  But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.”

 Romans 8:28

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”

Psalm 56:8

“You number my wanderings;  You put my tears into Your bottle;  Are they not in Your book?”

Psalm 139:13-14

“For You formed my inward parts;  You covered me in my mother’s womb.  I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  Marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.”

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:

God is everywhere, in every place, in every time.  His eyes never sleep.  His hands never rest.  He is in the city traffic as well as the wilderness.  Every place feels His footstep.  Every time trembles at His presence.

It is a great comfort to discern God in all our trials.  Do not say that these are evil times – no times are evil when God is there.  His presence scatters all that is harmful.  Do not think that evil circumstances have happened.  They may seem greatly evil, but these clouds will break in blessings on your head.  If you can see that your troubles are sent from God, it will change them from wasps that sting to bees that gather honey.

A present God!  I cannot suggest a theme to make you more courageous.  You will find it exceedingly helpful and comforting to discover God in the unimportant things.  If we had a God for only great things and not also for little things, we would be miserable.   Blessed be our heavenly Father.

 He that wings an angel, guides a sparrow.  He that rolls a world along, molds a tear and marks its track when it trickles from your eye.

God is in the moment of a grain of dust as much as He is in the revolutions of the planets.  God is in the sparkling of a firefly as truly as He is in the flaming comet.

  God is in your home, in your bedroom, in your office, and in your shop.  Recognize God in every little thing.

“He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways.  In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.” (Psalm 91:11-12).  Why?  Lest you fall from the mountain peak?  No, lest you dash your foot against a stone.  

A great Providence keeps you safe!

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