O come, Thou Dayspring, from on high;
And cheer us by Thy drawing night;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
~John Mason Neale~
As Savior, as deity, as Christ the Lord––be assured of His love. He came to die so you can have eternal life. He defeated death itself. His joy can be yours, not only in this life but in the life to come. He is your Savior, and He has promised––“I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. May the reality of Immanuel, God with us, be yours today.
Yes, suffering is often the link between the work God wants to do in us and the abundant grace that He will use to effect the work: "after you have suffered a while." Even as the perfect, sinless man, the Son of God learned valuable lessons through suffering. "Though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience by the things which He suffered" (Hebrews 5:8).
"The Bible doesn't say that hairs won't fall from your head, but that they won't fall unless it is your Father's will." -Joel Beeke.
"The star of hope is still in the sky when the night is blackest." —
Charles Spurgeon
"Some of you do hardly anything for my Lord and Master. Converted, I trust, you are, but where is your first love? Where is the love of your espousals which made some of you talk of Jesus by day, and dream of him by night?" - Charles Spurgeon
Do not try to make the gospel tasteful to carnal minds. Do not hide the offense of the cross, lest you make it of no effect. - Charles Spurgeon
"Our money we may lose, but our treasure is safe." — Charles Spurgeon
True peace flows from union with Christ. - Thomas Watson
"Where have all the saints gone?" -Maurice Roberts.
You have never found true pleasure or peace or joy or comfort until you have found Christ.
D.L. Moody
"You are worrying and troubling yourself, and you can do nothing; go to sleep." —
Charles Spurgeon
"The positive and able inculcation of the truth is the best defense against error." -
James W. Alexander.
The revelation of Christ, and the grace of God through Him is, without compare, the best news a sinner can hear.
—William Gurnall, The Christian in Complete Armour, 2:245
"Close access to God in wrestling prayer is sure to make the believer strong—if not happy." - Charles Spurgeon
Christ is called Wonderful because he is so. God the Father never gave his Son a name he did not deserve.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
Isaiah expresses the deity of Jesus Christ. He is our Mighty God! Spurgeon questioned, “Is this child, then, to us the mighty God?” Yes! Unto us, Jesus is not just a Man, but His nature is holy and divine. That being so, He is able to save the worst of sinners. Everlasting Father reveals to us His eternal existence. He is our Father, who art in heaven (Matthew 6:9). Prince of Peace is His exalted name––the Ruler of rulers. As such, He seeks our welfare, mediates for us as sinners to restore our relationship with God, the Father, and gives to us His peace.
We can ask Him for what we need, and He invites us to do so. But the true longing of our souls—God Himself— outstrips anything He could give us.
Mary was so brave! She said yes straight from the heart even when it didn’t make any sense and she couldn’t understand what was ahead of her. Lord, give us that kind of bravery…
The greatest command is to love God! The greatest evil is not loving God!
To enjoy peace, our unbelieving thoughts must be stilled, and we must learn that the Lord reigns.
~C.H. Spurgeon~
When you need peace in your relationships, your job, your marriage, worship the Lord, your Shalom.
“There are two hundred and fifty-six names given in the Bible for the Lord Jesus Christ, and I suppose this was because He was infinitely beyond all that any one name could express.”—
Billy Sunday
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