DECEMBER 4

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Isaiah 43:19

“Behold, I will do a new thing,  now it shall spring forth;

Shall you not know it?  I will even make a road in the wilderness

And rivers in the desert.”

Joshua 1:9

“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

1Corinthians 10:13

“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”

1Peter 5:7

“casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

2Timothy 1:7

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

Psalm 27:14

“Wait on the Lord;  Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart;

Wait, I say, on the Lord!”

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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:

We Know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.  For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His son.”  (Romans 8:28-29).

Everything that happens to you is for your own good.  If the waves roll against you, it only speeds your ship toward the port.  If lightning and thunder comes, it clears the atmosphere and promotes your soul’s health. 
You gain by loss, you grow healthy in sickness, you live by dying, and you are made rich in losses.

Could you ask for a better promise?  It is better that all things should work for my good than all things should be as I would wish to have them. 

All things might work for my pleasure and yet might all work toward my ruin.  If all things do not always please me, they will always benefit me.  This is the best promise of this life.

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