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A Thought From C. H. Spurgeon:
"He keepeth all
His bones; not one of them is broken" Psalm 34:20. This promise by the context is referred to the much afflicted
righteous man: "Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivereth him out of them all." He may suffer skin
wounds and flesh wounds, but no great harm shall be done; "not a bone of
him shall be broken." This is great comfort to a tried child of God, and comfort which
I dare accept; for up to this hour I have suffered no real damage from my
many afflictions. I have neither lost faith, nor hope, nor love. Nay so far
from losing these bones of character, they have gained in strength and
energy. I have more knowledge, more experience, more patience, more stability
than I had before the trials came. Not even my joy has been destroyed. Many a
bruise have I had by sickness, bereavement, depression, slander, and
opposition; but the bruise has healed, and there has been no compound
fracture of a bone, not even a simple one. The reason is not far to seek. If
we trust in the LORD, He keeps all our bones; and if He keeps them, we may be
sure that not one of them is broken. Come, my heart, do not sorrow. Thou art smarting, but there are
no bones broken. Endure hardness and bid defiance to fear. |
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A Thought For The Week: “A little book, which contains only
three pages” I have read of a godly man who was once very
dissolute. When converted, his former companions sought to
bring him back to his former wicked courses. But he told them, "I am deeply engaged in meditating on a
little book, which contains only three pages; so at present I have no time
for other business." Sometime after, being asked if he had finished his
book, he replied, "No; for though it contains only three pages, yet
there is so much comprised in them, that I have devoted myself to read
therein, all the days of my life. The first page is red. Here I mediate on the
sufferings of my Lord and Savior, His shedding His precious blood, as an atonement for my sins, and a ransom for my soul,
without which I must have been a damned sinner in hell, to all eternity! The second page is white. This cheers my heart
with the wonderful consideration of the unspeakable joys of heaven
obtained for me by Christ—and of being forever with Him! The third page is black. Here I think of the
horrible state of the damned—and the perpetual torments they are suffering in
hell. O this excites thankfulness to my Savior, for His wonderful love and
rich grace, in
snatching me as a brand out of hell-fire, and saving me from eternal
destructions!" Here is a good man, a good book, and a good example
for you and Constantly meditate upon Christ; upon the wrath He
has saved us from—and the glory He has saved us to! By:
(William Mason, "The One Thing Needful to Make Poor Sinners Rich—and
Miserable Sinners Happy") |
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Happy Birthday: Edna Potts December 21st James Woodall December 16th
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" This I cannot understand " The grace of God is the unhindered,
wondrous, boundless love of His heart, poured out upon His people in a
countless variety of ways, without stint or measure—not according to our
deserving, but according to His infinite heart of love! This I cannot
understand—so unfathomable are its heights and depths! God's love is
infinitely tender, and self-sacrificing, and devoted, and patient, and eager
to lavish its best of gifts and blessings, upon the objects of His love. Put together all the tenderest love you know of, the deepest love you have
ever felt, and the strongest love that has ever been poured out upon you—and
heap upon it all the love of all the human hearts in the world, and then
multiply it by infinity—and you will begin, perhaps, to have some faint
glimpse of the love and grace of God towards His people! "May you experience the love of
Christ, though it is so great you will never fully understand it." Ephesians 3:19 Author Unknown |
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MERCY'S ROYAL The royal bath of mercy, wherein black
souls are washed white as the snow, was filled from the veins of our Lord
Jesus Christ. No blood of martyrs mingled with that stream. No blood of noble
confessors and heroes of the cross entered into the river of atonement. The
banquet of mercy is served by one host, the Lord Jesus Christ, who prepared
the feast, invites the guest, makes them willing to come, and gives them
their robes of spotless righteousness-the wedding garment. Author Unknown |