OCTOBER 14

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Psalm 100:1-4

“Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!

Serve the Lord with gladness;

Come before His presence with singing.

Know that the Lord, He is God;

It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;

We are His people and the sheep of His pasture

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,

And into His courts with praise.

Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.”

Galatians 5:22

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,”

Psalm 35:9

“And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord; It shall rejoice in His salvation.”

Psalm 89:15

“Blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!

Lord, they walk in the light of Your face.”

Psalm 21:4-6

“He asked for life from You,

You gave it to him,

Length of days forever and ever.

His glory is great through Your salvation,

Splendor and majesty You place upon him.

For You make him most blessed forever;

You make him joyful with the joy of Your presence.”

Psalm24:7-10

“Lift up your heads, O you gates! And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!  And the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory?  The Lord strong and mighty,   The Lord mighty in battle.

Lift up your heads, O you gates!  Lift up, you everlasting doors!   And the King of glory shall come in.

Who is this King of glory?   The Lord of hosts,   He is the King of glory. Selah”

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:

A Christian can look forward to tomorrow with joy.  Tomorrow is a happy thing.  It is one stage nearer to glory, on step nearer to heaven, one more mile sailed across life’s dangerous sea, one mile closer to home.  Tomorrow is a fresh lamp of the fulfilled promise that God has placed in His firmament.  Use it as a guiding star or as a light to cheer your path. 

Tomorrow the Christian may rejoice.  You may say that today is black, but I say that tomorrow is coming.  You will mount on its wings and flee. You will leave sorrow behind.

Look forward to tomorrow with ecstasy, because our Lord may come.  Tomorrow, Christ may be on this earth.  “Therefore you also be ready for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.” (Matthew 24:44).

Tomorrow we believers may all be in heaven.  Tomorrow, we may lean on Christ’s breast.

Tomorrow, or perhaps before then, this head will wear the crown (James 1:12).  This arm will wave the palm (Revelation 7:9)  this lip will sing the song (Revelation 5:13).  This foot will walk the golden streets.  (Revelation 21:18).  Tomorrow, this heart will be full of immortal, everlasting, eternal bliss (Revelation 21:4).  Be of good cheer, fellow Christian, tomorrow can have nothing negative for you.

“Do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring.” (Proverbs 27:1)  rather, comfort yourself with tomorrow.  You have a right to do that.  You cannot have a bad tomorrow.  It may be the best day of your life, for it may be your last day on earth.

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