James Smith – Afflictions are Appointed

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Job 23:14 He carries out his decree against me,
and many such plans he still has in store.

1 Thessalonians 3:3 so that no one would be unsettled by these trials. For you know quite well that we are destined for them.

James Smith was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841 until 1850. Early on, Smith’s readings were even more popular than Spurgeon’s!

The habit of laying up a text of Scripture in the morning, to be meditated upon while engaged in the business of this world through the day—is both profitable and delightful. It is as a refreshing draught to a weary traveler!