NOVEMBER 23

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

Psalm 4:8

“I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.”

Psalm 140:7

“O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle.”

Psalm 91:4

“He shall cover you with His feathers, And under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.”

Psalm 32:6

“For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You In a time when You may be found; Surely in a flood of great waters They shall not come near him.”

Psalm 121

“I will lift up my eyes to the hills

 From whence comes my help?

 My help comes from the Lord,

Who made heaven and earth.

He will not allow your foot to be moved;

He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel

Shall neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;

The Lord is your shade at your right hand.

The sun shall not strike you by day,

Nor the moon by night.

The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;

He shall preserve your soul.

The Lord shall preserve your going out and your coming in

From this time forth, and even forevermore.”

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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.

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PASTOR SPURGEON:

When you are suffering from severe pain, when you are surrounded by bitter grief, when you are depressed, pray.  Do not cry for the sake of crying, and do not moan to the physician or the nurse.  Cry, “Father.”  For isn’t this how a lost child cries?

Have you ever cried to God?  Have you ever said, “Father”?  Oh may my Father put His love in your  heart!  May He make you say, I will arise and go to my Father” (Luke 15:18).  If that cry is in your heart and on your lips, then you will truly be a child of God.

Give yourself to God.  Trust in Him.  Every morning when you arise, put yourself in God’s divine protection.  Every night before you fall asleep, give yourself to Him who is able to keep you when the image of death is on your face.  Before you fall asleep, commit yourself to God.  Do it when there is nothing to frighten you, when everything is going smoothly, when the south wind blows softly and your ship is speeding toward its desired haven.

Realize God’s personal and continuous presence.  “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.” (Luke 23:46).  Say to Him, You are here, Father.  I know that you are here.  I realize that You are here in my pain, sorrow, and danger.  I put myself in Your hand.  If anyone or anything attacks me, I commit myself to You, the unseen guardian of the night and the unwearied Keeper of the day.  You are my God.  You have covered my head in the day of battle (Ps 140:7), and under Your wings I will trust.

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