Category: Psalms

Spurgeon: When we can measure the heavens, then shall we bound the mercy of the Lord.

February 13, 2011

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds. Your righteousness is like the mountains of God; your judgments are like the great deep; man and beast you save, O Lord. How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings.   … More Spurgeon: When we can measure the heavens, then shall we bound the mercy of the Lord.

Sam Storms: Six essential things in pursuing God

February 11, 2011

Sam Storms asks: What does it mean to seek after God? How does one pursue the Almighty? Let’s explore Psalm 34 and take note of how David did it. There are six things I want you to consider as essential in pursuing God. He outlines the six things at EnjoyingGodMinistries.com and posted here are just the highlights … More Sam Storms: Six essential things in pursuing God

Spurgeon: The gospel of substitution makes him to be our refuge who otherwise would have been our judge.

February 9, 2011

C.H. Spurgeon with a short, but oh so sweet reminder of the wonderful grace of God we see in Psalm 32 (comments from The Treasury of David) You are a hiding place for me;  you preserve me from trouble; you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Psalm 32:7 Observe that the same man who in … More Spurgeon: The gospel of substitution makes him to be our refuge who otherwise would have been our judge.

Spurgeon: When an earthquake makes our mountain tremble, the throne of grace still stands firm.

February 7, 2011

In the Treasury of David, Spurgeon encourages us from Psalm 30 to keep praying, to keep crying out to the Lord: Prayer is the unfailing resource of God’s people. If they are driven to their wit’s end, they may still go to the mercyseat. When an earthquake makes our mountain tremble, the throne of grace … More Spurgeon: When an earthquake makes our mountain tremble, the throne of grace still stands firm.

Spurgeon: Be more like the singing lark, and less like the croaking raven.

February 5, 2011

Along with the Song of Moses we read today in  in Exodus 15, we read this encouragement from David in Psalm 28 today, encouragement to EXULT, to “rejoice greatly” (KJV). Blessed be the Lord! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. 7 The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, … More Spurgeon: Be more like the singing lark, and less like the croaking raven.

Spurgeon: Salvation finds us in the dark, but it does not leave us there.

February 4, 2011

Spurgeon with wonderful encouragement from Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation Salvation finds us in the dark, but it does not leave us there; it gives light to those who sit in the valley of the shadow of death. After conversion our God is our joy, comfort, guide, teacher, and in … More Spurgeon: Salvation finds us in the dark, but it does not leave us there.