Today we begin our reading of Deuteronomy (chapters 1-3) in our Bible reading plan. The LORD our God said to us in Horeb, ‘You have stayed long enough at this mountain. —Deuteronomy 1:6 Spurgeon on Deuteronomy: We are reminded that we must expect changes: “Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount.” Secondly, we ought … More Transplanting for growth
Sometimes God speaks to us through repeating things He knows we need to hear and understand. His Word is alive and active and life-changing (Hebrews 4:12) Today we read in Numbers 35 about the cities of refuge (these were a type of Christ, our Ultimate Refuge.) And today in Psalm 61, we hear David crying … More Spurgeon: To be wisely directed and steered into safety and peace is thy gift, and thine alone.
God has spoken in his holiness: (From our Bible reading passage today, Psalm 60:6) Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: Faith is never happier than when it can fall back upon the promise of God. She sets this over against all discouraging circumstances; let outward providences say what they will, the voice of a … More Faith regards the promise not as fiction but fact
In our reading in Psalm 59, David prays (1-2), complains (3-4), prays more (5) and then breaks into song. That is just in the first five verses. We see this repeated again as he complains (6-7), declares his confidence in God (8-10) and prays again (11-15) and ends with singing aloud God’s praises (16-17). I … More The foreseeing grace of heaven
But I call to God, and the LORD will save me. Evening and morning and at noon I utter my complaint and moan, and he hears my voice. He redeems my soul in safety from the battle that I wage, for many are arrayed against me. Psalm 55:16-18, our reading for today Spurgeon, with some … More He redeems my soul in safety
O God, save me by your name, and vindicate me by your might. O God, hear my prayer; give ear to the words of my mouth. —Psalm 54:1-2 C. H. Spurgeon, in The Treasury of David: By thy name, by thy great and glorious nature. Employ all thine attributes for me. Let every one of … More A plea for salvation
I trust in the steadfast love [mercy] of God forever and ever. I will thank you forever, because you have done it. I will wait for your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly. —Psalm 52: 8-9, our psalm for today C. H. Spurgeon comments, “Eternal mercy is my present confidence. David … More God’s mercy is a rock to build on
“If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. —Psalm 50:12, in our reading plan today. C.H.Spurgeon comments, in the Treasury of David: Strange conception, a hungry God! Yet if such an absurd ideal could be truth, and if the Lord hungered for meat, he would … More If I were hungry, I would not tell you
Why should I fear in times of trouble, when the iniquity of those who cheat me surrounds me, those who trust in their wealth and boast of the abundance of their riches?—Psalm 49:5-6, our Psalm for today. Spurgeon, in the Treasury of David: Poor fools, to be content with such a … More No need to fear those who boast in their riches
C. H. Spurgeon comments on Psalm 48:10, in our Bible reading for today: According to thy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth. Great fame is due to his great name. The glory of Jehovah’s exploits overleaps the boundaries of earth; angels behold with wonder, and from every star delighted intelligences … More Spurgeon: In the convolutions of creation we hear the praises of God
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