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The Lord is my light and my salvation:
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?
When evildoers came upon me to devour my flesh,
My advesaries and my enemies, they stumbled and fell.
Though a host encamp against me,
My heart will not fear;
Though war arise against me,
In spite of this I shall be confident.
Psalm 27:1-3 NIV
When pressure mounts, when a groundswell of fear invites panic, to whom do you turn? In
whom do you trust? This song offers abundant reassurance. Pressure and potential fear are
reminders to fall back on our Lord.
Charles R. Swindoll, Living Beyond the Daily Grind
October 2
"Well, we have left our all and followed you. Now what are we to get?" (Matthew
19:27 Moffat). Here we have Peter asking "What's in it for us?" They had little
to forsake when it came to worldly goods, but Peter needed reas-sur-ance that even that
was worth the leav-ing. Jesus did not upbraid Peter for He knew that, like the widow who
gave her all, they had done the same.
Jesus overlooked Peter's vain hopes to assure the dis-ciples of the b-lessed hope:
"Everyone who has left houses or brothers or sis-ters or father or mother or children
or farms for My name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and shall in-herit eternal
life." (v.29 NAS).
Pat Nordman ©
Excerpts from today's Spurgeon's Devotions With links to the entire devotion |
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Spurgeon's Morning for October 2 |
Spurgeon's Evening for October 2 |
| "The hope which is laid up for you in heaven." - Colossians 1:5 |
"A man greatly beloved." - Daniel 10:11 |
Here we are weary and toilworn, but yonder is the land of rest where the sweat of labour shall no more bedew the worker’s brow, and fatigue shall be for ever banished. To those who are weary and spent, the word "rest" is full of heaven. |
... whether your path has been rough with troubles, or smooth with mercies, it has been full of proofs that you are a man greatly beloved. If the Lord has chastened you, yet not in anger; if he has made you poor, yet in grace you have been rich. |
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October 2 Mt 5:1 - 6:34 |
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But my mouth would encourage you; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.
Job 16:5 (NIV)
Persistance that Afflicts by Cathy Vinson
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Listening to what is said by this judge will teach us something Jesus wants us to learn. We see this judge in a state of chilling barrenness, "fearing neither God nor man" (vs 2). He neither trembles at God nor has compassion for the plight of his fellow man. Though he is void of affection, he can become irritated. He is feeling the strain upon himself of the persistent, persevering widow who continually calls on him to grant her justice. "because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming" (vs 5). He doesn't want to be affected by anyone, including her. Because he IS being affected, he will move. He will grant her justice. Not out of love will he move, but in that she is becoming an affliction. God is Judge; "God is love." When the true Judge is put into this same position, we begin to understand why Jesus told us to listen. We realize even more about our Heavenly Father's affliction towards persistent prayers. "Will not God bring justice for His chosen ones who cry out to Him day and night?" (vs 7) If the unjust judge was bothered, the Judge over all is afflicted. If the earthly judge was wearied, our Judge is sorely moved to compassion. Why this story? So "they (His beloved) should always pray and not give up" (vs 1). Does He move slowly as we preceive? "Will He keep putting them off? I tell you, He will see that they get justice, and quickly" (vss 7-8). It seems He "cannot" put us off (see Rom 8:32). If we remember the words of the unjust judge, we will realize that persistence is one of the endearing traits His child can employ to get the loving attention of a most gracious Father.
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