OCTOBER 19

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Psalm 9:20

“Put them in fear, O Lord, that the nations may know themselves to be but men.”

Psalm 102:15

“So the nations shall fear the name of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth Your glory.”

Proverbs 21

“The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.”

Psalms 2:2-3

“The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against His Anointed, saying, “Let us break Their bonds in pieces and cast away Their cords from us.”

2 Timothy 1:7

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”

Romans 8:7-8 ESV / 2

“For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”

Jeremiah 32:27

“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?”

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:

World events are not tangled, confused, or perplexing to God.  “I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will do all My pleasure.’” (Isaiah 46:9-10)

Jehovah’s power is apparent, from the least to the greatest, for God is in all and rules all.

 He guides the grain of dust in the March wind and the planets in their immeasurable pathways.

  He steers each drop of spray beaten back from the face of the rock.

  He leads the north star (Jeremiah 31:35).

God is the dictator of destinies.  He appoints both the ideas and the end.

 He is the King of kings (Revelation 19:16), ruling rulers and guiding counselors.

He is the same in the crash of battle or in the hush of peace.

  He is the same in famine or in the joy of an abundant harvest.

  He is Lord.  He does according to His will, not only in heaven but among the inhabitants of this world.

The storm may rage, but all is well, for our Captain is the Governor of storms.

 He who trod the waves of the Galilean lake is at the helm, and at His command winds and waves are quiet (Matthew 14:27).

Courage, dear friend.  The Lord, the ever-merciful, has appointed every moment of sorrow and every pang of suffering.

  If He ordains the number ten, it can never rise to eleven, nor should you desire that it shrink to nine.

The Lord’s time is best.  The span of your life is measured to a hair’s width.  Restless soul, God ordains all, so let the Lord have His way.

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