September 1
"What you are is God's gift to you; what you make of yourself is your gift to
God." Anonymous.
Many years ago Clarence Darrow wrote, "If I were a young man graduating from college
this year, I would chuck it all and commit suicide. Life isn't worth living today."
How tragic. A young man was complaining that God had surely made a terrible world, and he
wondered why. His friend said, "That is the reason God put you into this worldto make
it a better place in which to live. Now stop complaining and start doing something about
it."
Pat Nordman ©
Excerpts from today's Spurgeon's Devotions With links to the entire devotion |
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Spurgeon's Morning for September 1 |
Spurgeon's Evening for September 1 |
"Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory." Psalm 73:24 |
Trust in him at all times." Psalm 62:8 |
A sense of our own folly is a great step towards being wise, when it leads us to rely on the wisdom of the Lord. |
Faith is as much the rule of temporal as of spiritual life; we ought to have faith in God for our earthly affairs as well as for our heavenly business. It is only as we learn to trust in God for the supply of all our daily need that we shall live above the world. |
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September 1 Eze 1:1 - 4:17 |
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But my mouth would encourage you;
comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
Job 16:5 (NIV)
Heart of True Ministry by Cathy Vinson
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Children can so easily and unintentionally portray persistence to us. A toddler at bedtime does eveything possible to delay the inevitable. This may include playing furiously with a toy earlier ignored, jabbering, protesting, and wanting more kisses and water as he or she is finally tucked in. What feverishness! If we'd only work as hard in our prayer life! In Luke 11:5-10 we read the story of a man whose friend needed to borrow something. He happened to need it at midnight. The friend tries to dissuade him, and would have in spite of their friendship. It is because of his PERSISTENCE, however, that he finally yields. Jesus is teaching us here and in Luke 18:1 that we must be more lionhearted in our praying. We give up far too easily. A rabbi Shem Tov spoke playfully of God living in a great palace protected by high walls and guards which keep God "safe" from those who might lay bold claim to His graciousness. The guards protect God from His own unlimited compassion; otherwise, He would give away the Kingdom to those who boldly and persistently come. However, the guards freely admit those casual petitioners who bring only matters of shallow importance. They know the King will pay them no mind. But they watch carefully for those who come in the agony of prayer or the joyfulness of play, because the King is perfectly helpless before them. Those who come with a bold and loving eagerness are the ones who gain access to God's deepest heart (Heb 4:16). Cathy Vinson©
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Music in the Bible
The Shophar
The shophar is best understood as a "ram's horn" (Joshua 6:4,6,8,13). The KJV
often uses trumpet, cornet, and horn to render this Hebrew word (1 Chronicles 15:28, Hosea
5:8). This instrument was designed to make noise, not melody.
The shophar was not a 'musical' instrument. It was used to give signals and to announce
special occasions, such as the transfer of the ark (2 Sam. 6). The shophar was also used
to frighten away evil spirits and gods of the enemy (Zech 9:14-15).
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