NOVEMBER 9

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Luke 5:11

So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.

Matthew 8:22

“But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Matthew 9:9

“As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.”

Matthew 19:21

“Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”

Matthew 16:24

“Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”

Matthew 19:28

“So Jesus said to them, “Assuredly I say to you, that in the regeneration, when the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory, you who have followed Me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

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:

Is the cross that you are carrying pressing heavy?  You will be like your Master;  someone will be found to help you.  They found Simon to carry Jesus’ cross in Matthew 27:32, and God has a Simon somewhere for you.  Just cry to the Lord and He will find you a friend.

I believe that Simon found that carrying the cross was a blessed occupation.  When the soldiers forced Simon to carry the cross, it brought him close to Jesus.  Had he not been forced to carry the cross, Simon might have gone his own way or been lost in the crowd.  But now he is near Jesus.

As they lifted the cross on Simon’s shoulders, he looked at Jesus and saw the crown of thorns, the bloody sweat, the lacerations, the bruises.  That face, that matchless face, was majesty blended with misery, innocence with agony, and love mixed with sorrow.  Simon would never have seen that countenance or marked the form of the Son of man so clearly if he had not been called to take up that cross.  It is amazing how much we see of Jesus when we suffer or work for Him.

The cross held Simon in Christ’s steps.  Do you get it?  If Jesus carried the front part of the cross and Simon followed, the cross is a wonderful implement for keeping us in the way of the Lord.

Believing child of God, I pray that today you will be compelled to carry the cross, that you will have closer and more precious fellowship with Him. “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.”  (Matthew 16:24).

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