NOVEMBER 11

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

“Ex. 23:22

“…I will be an enemy to your enemies, and an adversary to your adversaries.”

Deut. 1:30

“The Lord your God which goes before you, He shall fight for you, ,,,”

IIChronicles 16:9

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is toward Him.”

John 14:26

“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.”

Psalm 37:23 & 24

“The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD,

And He delights in his way.

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down;

For the LORD upholds him with His hand.”

Acts 17:28

“for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’”

Colossians 3:23-24

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.”

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:

I have known the day when perplexities pleased me, when dilemmas afforded delight, and when difficult tasks were thrilling.  Even now I enjoy puzzling over a problem and attempting what others decline.  Nothing good in this world can be accomplished without difficulty.  The biggest diamonds lie under heavy stones, which the lazy cannot turn over.  What is easy is hardly worth doing.  In the face of difficulty, the zealous persevere.  They brace their nerves, sharpen their wits, and bring all their power into play to achieve an objective that will reward their effort.

Do you have great difficulties, dear friend?  You are not the first.  Look at Moses.  He had to bring Israel out of Egypt, but his path was not clear.  He had to go to Pharaoh and issue God’s command, “Let My people go.” (Exodus 5:1).  The haughty monarch dismisses him, but Moses returns with, “thus says the Lord God of the Hebrews:  ‘Let My people go, that they may serve Me.’” (Exodus 9:13).

This was just the beginning of Moses’ mission.  His life was full of difficulty until he got to the top of Pisgah (Deuteronomy 34:1).

My dear friend, when you meet with opposition, encounter it with prayer and exercise more faith.  Antagonists should never hinder your progress in the cause of Christ.  Diamond must cut diamond.  There is nothing so hard that you cannot cut it with something harder.  Ask God to steel your soul to the conquering point and to make your resolution like an unyielding stone.  Then you can cut your way through a mountain of diamonds in the service of your Lord and Master.  Therefore, be brave and fear not.  Advance in God’s strength.

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