Psalm 85:3-4 You withdrew all your wrath; you turned from your hot anger. Restore us again, O God of our salvation, and put away your indignation toward us! C.H. Spurgeon, in “The Treasury of David” comments: Having removed the sin, the anger is removed also. How often did the longsuffering of God take away from Israel the … More Spurgeon connects Psalms and Judges
Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 10 that we are to take heed of the examples of the Old Testament, because we should learn from them and not repeat their mistakes. In verse 12 he warns: Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. C. H. Spurgeon comments in “Morning and … More Grace and Falling
C.H. Spurgeon on Psalm 82:8 Arise, O God, judge the earth; for you shall inherit all the nations! Come thou Judge of all mankind, put the bad judges to thy bar and end their corruption and baseness. Here is the world’s true hope of rescue from the fangs of tyranny. For thou shalt inherit all nations. … More Come thou Judge of all mankind
Psalm 81: 10 Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.. You may easily over expect the creature, but you cannot over expect God: “Open thy mouth wide, and I will fill it”; widen and dilate the desires and expectations of your souls, and God is able to fill every chink to the vastest capacity. … More You Can’t “Over-Expect” God
Entering the inhabited part of the old city, and winding through some crooked, filthy lanes, I suddenly found myself on turning a sharp corner, in a spot of singular interest; the “Jews’ place of Wailing.” It is a small paved quadrangle; on one side are the backs of low modern houses, without door or window; … More Psalm 79…Still Asking “How Long, O Lord?”
We give thanks to you, O God; we give thanks, for your name is near. We recount your wondrous deeds. Psalm 75:1 In the “Treasury of David” Charles H. Spurgeon comments: As the smiling flowers gratefully reflect in their lovely colours the various constituents of the solar ray, so should gratitude spring up in our hearts … More An Attitude of Gratitude
Charles Spurgeon in a sermon, “”As Thy Days, So Shall Thy Strength Be”, preached August 22, 1858: My dear friends, if you and I had been without trouble, we never could have had such a promise as this given to us:—“As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” It is our weakness that has made … More Our Weakness Shows Off His Strength
Psalm 68:34-35 Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies. Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God! Charles H. Spurgeon in the “Treasury of David”: Let us never by our doubts … More Ascribe power to God…with delight!
Deuteronomy 5:24 ‘Behold, the Lord our God has shown us his glory and greatness, and we have heard his voice out of the midst of the fire. This day we have seen God speak with man, and man still live. ‘ God shows Himself! God loves to show His glory. Everything He does has this designed purposed. How can … More God, I Want to SEE You!
Psalm 60:1 O God, you have rejected us, broken our defenses; you have been angry; oh, restore us. To be cast off by God is the worst calamity that can befall a man or a people; but the worst form of it is when the person is not aware of it and is indifferent … More Ever Feel Rejected by God?
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