Another rich blessing that came from trusting in God was that they "obtained promises." Jeremiah, a mighty prophet of God, certainly experienced the benefit of fulfilled promises from the Lord. He was given a challenging call to root out and destroy entrenched ungodliness so that a fresh work of God might begin. "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth. See, I have this day set you over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out and to pull down, to destroy and to throw down, to build and to plant" (Jeremiah 1:9-10). The religious establishment would come strongly against him, but God promised to sustain and protect him. "'They will fight against you, but they shall not prevail against you. For I am with you,' says the LORD, 'to deliver you" (Jeremiah 1:19).
The Cross helps to remind me of what I used to be: a sinner who was destined for destruction. Although I might still be a sinner, my sins have been forgiven and my life is redeemed by the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior. That alone makes me special. Not what I've done in this life, but the life Christ gave for me.
"No power can stop the flood of divine grace." — Charles Spurgeon
"The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up, nay, you have to cut every step with an ice axe; only with incessant labor in cutting and chipping can you make any progress" - Charles Spurgeon
Oh, come unto him, do not stay to bring good works with you, for they will be of no service - George Whitefield
The true believer: this man’s religion is not like Sunday clothing to be worn two or three hours a week. But you can drop in on him and find him clothed in holiness on Monday or Thursday as well as on Sunday. —
William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, 2:88
Christ loved us when we were utterly incapable of benefiting Christ.
Jonathan Edwards
Notice that when you go into the door of God's kingdom, you go in through the door of forgiveness. D.L. Moody
"We are not born again by repentance or faith; we repent and believe because we have been born again." -John Murray.
"Sin, in any degree, will bear its own fruit, and that fruit will be sure to set our teeth on edge[…]" - Charles Spurgeon
"God loves the church with a love too deep for human imagination: he loves her with all his infinite heart." — Charles Spurgeon
It is not natural for a mother to kill the child in her womb. —
William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, 2:157
God doesn’t secure his people through elections, governments, and armies, but through the death and resurrection of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. He is our only security in this broken world.
The more you love the Scriptures, the firmer will be your faith. There is little backsliding when people love the Scriptures.
D.L. Moody
"Sin cannot sever you from his love; he loves you still." —
Charles Spurgeon
"All backsliding begins within, begins with the heart’s growing lukewarm, begins with the love of Christ being less powerful in the soul." -
Charles Spurgeon
"The grace thou hast will soon be less if thou addest not more to it." -
William Gurnall.
Every sin is contempt of God, and so if we break any commandment we have broken the first. —William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, 2:97
LOOKING UNTO JESUS! Here best we may learn to grow in the love of God! -
William Wilberforce
The greatest enemy of the human soul is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation.
Charles Spurgeon
Our Heavenly Father desires to have that experience with us. He’s not a distant God. Every day He gets off His throne, kneels down, and opens His arms wide. “Come here,” He invites us. “I want to wrap my arms around you; I want to bless you and listen to you.”
By faith, look at the Father inviting you into His embrace and then respond. It will become a source of joy, power, and intimacy in your relationship.
Blessed be the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, and my fingers for battle—
The high cost of our freedom should never be forgotten. Veterans Day reminds us to pause and remember to honor those men and women from all branches of the military who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.
~Ronald Regan~
We need to keep our distance from the Devil. He’s a lot more powerful than we may think. Don’t play around with sin, and don’t play around with Satan.
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