The Power in Praising God, by Charles Spurgeon

The Power in Praising God, by Charles Spurgeon

”…But when Job lost everything and yet said ”The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord”(v.21), then the good man shone like a star on a cloudless night.”

”We may sometimes thank God not only by feeling thankful, living thankfully, and speaking out thanks, but by silently blessing Him. This consists of suffering patiently and accepting the bad as well as the good from Jehovah’s hand; it is often better thanksgiving than the noblest psalm that the tongue could express. When you bow down before Him and say, ”’Not My will, but Yours, be done”( Luke 22:42 ), you show Him honor equal to the ”Hallelujahs” of the angels. To feel not only submitted, but willing to be anything or nothing as the Lord will it – this is, in truth, to sing a song to our Well Beloved.”

– The Power in Praising God, by Charles Spurgeon

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Our whole being must be in our praying – E.M. Bounds

Our whole being must be in our praying - E.M. Bounds

“There is neither encouragement nor room in Bible religion for feeble desires, listless efforts, lazy attitudes; all must be strenuous, urgent, ardent. Flamed desires, impassioned, unwearied insistence delight heaven. God would have His children incorrigibly in earnest and persistently bold in their efforts. Heaven is too busy to listen to half-hearted prayers or to respond to pop-calls. Our whole being must be in our praying.”

– E.M. Bounds

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We love Him because He first loved us – Charles Spurgeon

We love Him because He first loved us - Charles Spurgeon

“Go forth today, by the help of God’s Spirit, vowing and declaring that in life – come poverty, come wealth, in death – come pain or come what may, you are and ever must be the Lord’s. For this is written on your heart, ‘We love Him because He first loved us.'”

– Charles Spurgeon

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A Famine on the Land

A Famine on the Land

“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord God,
“That I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine of bread,
Nor a thirst for water,
But of hearing the words of the Lord.” (Amos 8:11)

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Charles Spurgeon Sermon – Perseverance: The Target of All Our Spiritual Enemies (Christian devotional readings)

Charles Spurgeon Sermon – Perseverance: The Target of All Our Spiritual Enemies (Christian devotional readings)

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Acts 14:22

King James Version (KJV)

22Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.

Job 2:9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon (June 19, 1834 January 31, 1892) was a British Reformed Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the “Prince of Preachers.” In his lifetime, Spurgeon preached to around 10,000,000 people, often up to 10 times a week at different places. His sermons have been translated into many languages. Spurgeon was the pastor of the New Park Street Chapel in London for 38 years. In 1857, he started a charity organization called Spurgeon’s which now works globally. He also founded Spurgeon’s College, which was named after him after his death.

Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, a commentary, books on prayer, a devotional, a magazine, and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Arguably, no other author, Christian or otherwise, has more material in print than C.H. Spurgeon.

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Temptation – Thomas Watson

Temptation - Thomas Watson

“Satan doth not tempt God’s children because they have sin in them, but because they have grace in them. Had they no grace, the devil would not disturb them… Though to be tempted is a trouble, yet to think why you are tempted is a comfort.”

– Thomas Watson

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Prayer – John Newton

Prayer - John Newton

“Prayer is the great engine to overthrow and rout my spiritual enemies, the great means to procure the graces of which I stand in hourly need.”

– John Newton

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Reading the Bible – Oswald Chambers

Reading the Bible - Oswald Chambers

Do we come to the Bible to be spoken to by God, to be made “wise unto salvation,” or simply to hunt for texts on which to build addresses? There are people who vagabond through the Bible, taking out of it only sufficient for the making of sermons; they never let the word of God walk out of the Bible and talk to them.

– Chambers, Oswald: Run Today’s Race

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The Lord our God is Holy – Christian Worship Praise Song with Lyrics (Psalm 99)

The Lord our God is Holy – Christian Worship Praise Song with Lyrics (Psalm 99)

A song I just wrote the other day (words are from Psalm 99) and decided to record. May those who might listen find it a blessing, to the glory of God.

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Psalm 99

1 The Lord reigns;
Let the peoples tremble!
He dwells between the cherubim;
Let the earth be moved!
2 The Lord is great in Zion,
And He is high above all the peoples.
3 Let them praise Your great and awesome name—
He is holy.

4 The King’s strength also loves justice;
You have established equity;
You have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His footstool—
He is holy.

6 Moses and Aaron were among His priests,
And Samuel was among those who called upon His name;
They called upon the Lord, and He answered them.
7 He spoke to them in the cloudy pillar;
They kept His testimonies and the ordinance He gave them.

8 You answered them, O Lord our God;
You were to them God-Who-Forgives,
Though You took vengeance on their deeds.
9 Exalt the Lord our God,
And worship at His holy hill;
For the Lord our God is holy.

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James Smith – The Words of Jesus (Christian devotional reading)

James Smith – The Words of Jesus (Christian devotional reading)

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Luke 24:6

New International Version (NIV)

6 He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee

John 14:23 Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with 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!

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