August 8
Leslie Paul, in The Annihilation of Man, wrote about Charles Darwin: "What happened
to Darwin has in a way happened to the whole of Western civilization: it ceased to
understand or to value, as a whole, anything but the materialistic interpretation of the
universe; its spiritual life has therefore fallen into decay; it is no longer able to
think in the terms which would give it release from its prison. A blinded Samson, it
brings down the temple."
True mores give way to greedy mores; noblesse oblige to oblige for the sake of
convenience. God forgive us for defacing the good and goodness He has given us.
Pat Nordman ©
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Spurgeon's Morning for August 8 |
Spurgeon's Evening for August 8 |
"They weave the spider's web." Isaiah 59:5 |
All things are possible to him that believeth." - Mark 9:23 |
Custom, reputation, praise, advancement, and other flies, are the small game which hypocrites take in their nets. A spider's web is a marvel of skill: look at it and admire the cunning hunter's wiles. |
Ascend! The golden throne of assurance is waiting for you! The crown of communion with Jesus is ready to bedeck your brow. Wrap yourself in scarlet and fine linen, and fare sumptuously every day; for if thou believest, thou mayst eat the fat of kidneys of wheat; thy land shall flow with milk and honey, and thy soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. |
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August 8 Isa 38:1 - 42:25 |
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But my mouth would encourage you;
comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
Job 16:5 (NIV)
Wait by Cathy Vinson
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A wrestling with God is being undergone with many Christians in the form of waiting. The wait can be a fresh one where you've asked, and even as you are still perched on the edge of your seat, the answer comes as if on the same wisp of wind. It's sweet, and it's these types of experiences that get many vocal testimonies. But there is another type of waiting, one hidden into the disgrace of the soul, where the most sincere prayer is seemingly refused. It is lifted up again and again, because it is the prayer closest to the heart. It's the thing you REALLY want. When you experience this type of wait you don't, actually you can't, keep the same heightened expectancy. The perch on the edge of your seat begins to slouch back. Such was the type of wait for Zecharias and Elizabeth. The angel announced, "Your
prayer has been heard!" Prayer...oh, the prayer of their young and energetic youth,
the prayer when they and their neighbors looked What transpires in these kind of years? When your most sincere prayer is refused, what is left? What happens when you "come to a point where what seems to be true conflicts with what you believe about God?" What happened with Zecharias and Elizabeth was the actions of a devout couple. They walked "upright in the sight of God observing all the Lord commanded." (Lk 1:6) They followed and ministered to the Lord. Somehow they kept themselves from declaring "It's not going to happen," yet must have kept from the question altogether. They hadn't left the Lord, but their demeanor was one of obscured expectancy. They lost themselves in the midst of the years. At God's time the answer did come. Even with their slouching posture, they were able to RECEIVE the answer. They had persevered. "So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will RECEIVE...." (Heb 19:35-35) Cathy Vinson©
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