Today's Soul Food — October 27

 

Golden Words

      


Who may ascend the hill of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to an idol
or swear by what is false.
He will receive blessings from the Lord
and vindication from God his Savior.

Psalm 24:3-5 NIV

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It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

Latan saying


If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-neigh useless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows.

Moliere, Le Misanthrope , 1666


Daily Meditations by  Pat Nordman ©

 


October 27

Albert almost died in the accident. God, he and his mother worked to get him back together--almost. He was left brain-damaged but not heart-damaged. Now, with halting but loving tongue, he does not hesitate to share his triumphant story of God's grace and good-ness with the less aware who take their health so much for granted. This is a grand story of conquest over what seemed impossible, a bringing back from death to a life that found the pearl of great price. Albert shares his pearl with those fortunate enough to come his worthy way. Do we thank Providence daily that we are healthy and without pain?

Pat Nordman ©

 

 


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Excerpts from today's Spurgeon's Devotions

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Spurgeon's Morning for October 27

Spurgeon's Evening for October 27

"It is a faithful saying."

- 2 Timothy 2:11


"We are all as an unclean thing."

- Isaiah 64:6

Thus we have the root of salvation in free grace; next, the privileges of that salvation in the life which now is, and in that which is to come; and we have also the two great branches of suffering with Christ and serving with Christ, loaded with the fruits of the Spirit. Treasure up these faithful sayings. 

The believer is a new creature, he belongs to a holy generation and a peculiar people-the Spirit of God is in him, and in all respects he is far removed from the natural man; but for all that the Christian is a sinner still. He is so from the imperfection of his nature, and will continue so to the end of his earthly life.

 

   

 

 

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October 27  Luke 14:1 - 16:31

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Today's  Devotion
 

 

...and by his light I walked through darkness!    JOB 

 

Pressing On

by Pat Nordman 

 

"...Holding on to faith and a good conscience." 1 Timothy 1:19; "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." 

Philippians 3:12.

I love the old writers and the old ways. Paint me stubborn and reactionary but I personally feel that if it worked for my grandparents and their grandparents, then it will work for us today. One of my dreams is to meet in heaven these great people who helped set our course in life and who sacrificed time and even life so we might better understand what life is all about.

William Booth (1829-1912) left an established church to become an evangelist to the poor. He eventually founded the Salvation Army because the churches would not accept his slum converts. Because of his work with the poor and downcast, General Booth eventually formulated rules for Christian living:

1) Consider your body as the temple of the Holy Spirit and treat it with reverence and care.

2) Keep your mind active. Stimulate it with thoughts of others that lead to doing something.

3) Take time to be holy with daily Bible reading and prayer.

4) Support the church of your faith.

5) Cultivate the presence of God. He wants to enter your life and will as far as you let him.

6) Take God into the details of your life. You naturally call upon him in trouble and for the bigger things.

7) Pray for this troubled world and the leaders who hold the destinies of the varied nations.

8) Have a thankful spirit for the blessings of God: country, home, friends, and numerous other blessings.

9) Work as if everything depended upon work, and pray as if everything depended upon prayer.

10) Think of death not as something to be dreaded, but as a great and new experience where loved ones are met and ambitions realized.

They all sound good to me!

© Pat Nordman

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One of my dreams is to meet in heaven these great people who helped set our course in life and who sacrificed time and even life so we might better understand what life is all about.

 

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~ The Soap Man ~ 

Many years ago a lad of sixteen years left home to seek his fortune. All his worldly possessions were tied in a bundle, which he carried in his hand. As he trudged along he met an old neighbor, the captain of a canal boat, and the following conversation took place, which changed the whole current of the boy's life: 


"Well, William, where are you going?" "I don't know," he answered, "Father is too poor to keep me at home any longer and says I must now make a living for myself." "There's no trouble about that," said the captain. "Be sure you start right, and you'll get along finely." William told his friend that the only trade he knew anything about was soap and candle making, at which he had helped his father while at home. "Well," said the old man, "let me pray with you once more, and give you a little advice, and then I will let you go." 


They both knelt down upon the towpath; the dear old man prayed earnestly for William and then gave this advice: "Someone soon will be the leading soapmaker in New York. It can be you as well as anyone. I hope it may. Be a good man; give your heart to Christ; pay the Lord all that belongs to Him of every dollar you earn; make an honest soap; give a full pound, and I am certain that you will be a prosperous and rich man." 


When the boy arrived in the city, he found it hard to get work. Lonesome and far from home, he remembered his mother's words and the last words of the canal boat captain. He was then led to "seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness," and united with the church. He remembered his promise to the old captain, and the first dollar he earned brought up the question of the Lord's part. In the Bible he found that the Jews were commanded to give one tenth; so he said, "If the Lord will take one tenth, I will give that." 


Having regular employment, he soon became a partner. After a few years his partner died, and William became the sole owner of the business. He now resolved to keep his promise to the old captain; he made an honest soap gave a full pound, and instructed his bookkeeper to open an account with the Lord, and carry one tenth of all his income to that account. He prospered; his business grew; his family was blessed; his soap sold, and he grew rich faster than he had ever hoped. 


He then gave two tenths; prospered more than ever; then he gave three tenths; then four tenths; then five tenths. He educated his family; settled all his plans for life; and gave all his income to the Lord's work. He prospered more than ever. This is the story of Colgate, who has given millions of dollars to the Lord's cause, and left a worthy example of tithing which all would be wise to follow. 

-Wayne Wiman 

 

And so we know the love that God has for us, and we trust that love.

1 John 4:16 (NCV)

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