DECEMBER 11

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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2 Corinthians 1:3-4

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

Isaiah 61:1-2 (This is what Jesus read in the Temple and testified that it was written about Him.)

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me

To preach good tidings to the poor;  He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,

To proclaim liberty to the captives,  and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God;

To comfort all who mourn,”

Psalm 73:23

“Nevertheless I am continually with You; You hold me by my right hand.”

Psalm 91:14

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name.”

Isaiah 66:13-14

“As one whom his mother comforts, So I will comfort you; And you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,  and your bones shall flourish like grass;

The hand of the Lord shall be known to His servants,  and His indignation to His enemies.”

1 Peter 2:19

“For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully.”

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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:

The Lord can take away all present sorrow and grief by providentially removing its cause.  Providence is full of sweet surprises and unexpected turns.  When the sea has ebbed, it turns again and covers the sand.  When we think the dungeon door is rusted shut, He can make the door fly open.  When the river rolls deep and black, He can divide it with a word or bridge it with His hand.

How often have you found this to be so?  As a pilgrim to Canaan, you have passed through the Red Sea, where you once feared you would drown, and the bitter waters were made sweet with God’s presence.  You fought the Amalekite.  You made it through the terrible wilderness, passing by the fiery serpents, and you have been kept alive.  As the clear shining comes after rain, so shall peace succeed your trials.  As the black clouds fly before that compelling power of the wind, the eternal God will make your grief fly before the energy of His grace.  The smoking furnace of trouble will be followed by the bright lamp of consolation.

To say, “My Father, God,” to put myself into His hand and feel that I am safe, to look up to Him, though it be with tears in my eyes, and feel that He loves me, and then to put my head on His bosom as the prodigal did and sob my griefs into my Father’s heart, this is the death of grief, and the life of all consolation.  Jehovah is called the “God of all comfort” (2 Corinthians 1:3), and you will find Him so!!  He has been “our help in ages past, and He is our hope for years to come.”

I bear testimony that you cannot go to Him and pour out your heart without finding a delightful comfort.  When your friends cannot wipe away the tears, when your heart bursts with grief, pour out your heart before Him.  Go to Him, and you will find that even here on earth God will wipe away all tears from your eyes (Revelation 7:17).

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