NOVEMBER 4

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Psalm 107:6

“Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, And He delivered them out of their distresses.”

Psalm 77:10

“And I said, “This is my anguish; But I will remember the years of the right hand of the Most High.”

Psalm 119:143

“Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.”

James 5:15-16

“And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven……. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.”

James 5:13

“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.”

James 1:6-7

“But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind.  For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord;”

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:

This is a rule of the kingdom:  “according to your faith let it be to you.” (Matthew 9:9).  Yet God often goes beyond this rule, for this is His minimum rule.  I have known Him to give a hundred times more than our faith, but I have never known Him to give less.

When you are in trouble, ask God for help.  Ask believing that He is able to give it.  Ask expecting that He will give it.  Do not grieve the Spirit of God with doubts and mistrust. 

However hard the struggle, however difficult the trial, seek the Lord, and seek Him in the confidence He deserves.  Depend only on the arm invisible, the arm omnipotent.  Be a scholar in the school of faith.  Become proficient in the divine art of prayer and praise.

If we begin by doubting, our prayer will be limp.  Faith is the Achilles tendon and if that is cut it is not possible to wrestle with God.  But as long as we have that strong and healthy sinew, we can prevail in prayer.

When you cannot pray in words, go and lay bare your sorrow before God.  Just go and show Him your soul.  He will see what burdens and distresses you.  Then you will prevail with God’s bountiful heart.  God is not moved by eloquence of words and oratory of tongue, but He is swift to answer the true oratory and the true eloquence of distress.

When you have no strength, when you do not know what to do, just come and lay your problems at His feet.  Pray,  “There it is, and my eyes are on You.”  Perhaps you think that is not praying.  Let me tell you, this is the most powerful form of prayer.  Just set your case before God.  Cast all your sorrow and all your needs on Him, and then say, “Lord, there it is.”

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