Today's Soul Food — October 30

 

Golden Words

      


He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 

Psalm 1:3 NIV

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Psalm 1 contrasts the life of the righteous with the life of the wicked. Verse 3 is a simile of the blessedness of the righteous. This type of tree will withstand the buffeting of the wind, and the scorching of the sun. It will bless man and animals with its fruit, shade and shelter. The fruit of the tree is unfailing.

To continue nourishment for the righteous tree we must remain with God. We need to continue in prayer and worship of Him. We must read His Word. We must associate with God's people. We cannot afford to separate ourselves from the nourishment of God.

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference .

Robert Frost


Daily Meditations by  Pat Nordman ©

 


October 30

"If we wished to gain contentment, we might try such rules as these: 

1) Allow thy-self to complain of nothing, not even the weather; 

2) Never picture thy-self to thyself under any circumstances in which thou art not; 

3) Never compare thine own lot with that of another; 

4) Never allow thyself to dwell on the wish that this or that had been, or were, otherwise than it was, or is. God Almighty loves thee better and more wisely than thou dost thyself; 

5) Never dwell on the morrow. Remember that it is God's, not thine. The heaviest part of sorrow often is to look forward to it.

 `The Lord will provide.'" E.B. Pusey.

Pat Nordman ©

 

 


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Excerpts from today's Spurgeon's Devotions

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Spurgeon's Morning for October 30

Spurgeon's Evening for October 30

"I will praise thee, O Lord."

- Psalm 9:1


"Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: cause me to hear it."

- Song of Solomon 8:13

Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth’s gratitude rises when the sun of heaven’s love warms the ground. Hath the Lord been gracious to thee, and inclined his ear to the voice of thy supplication? Then praise him as long as thou livest.

That voice of love with which he speaks to his beloved is more musical than the harps of heaven. There is a depth of melodious love within it which leaves all human music far behind. Ten of thousands on earth, and millions above, are indulged with its harmonious accents.

 

   

 

 

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October 30  Luke 21:1 - 22:71

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When Elisha learned that Jerico had bad water, he made it better by tossing what into it?       
 

Previous question and Answer:

What king of Moab was so fat that when Ehud stabbed him with a 1 and 1/2 foot sword, the handle sank into his belly?

Eglon (Judges 3:22)

 

 

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Today's  Devotion
 

 

...and by his light I walked through darkness!    JOB 29:3 NIV

 

MY Plans for You

by Pat Nordman 

 

"For I know the plans I have for you. . .plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" 

Jeremiah 29:11

My dear children, even if you still are not aware of My love, I know what My plans are for you: plans—thoughts—of peace and prosperity. You think I am apathetic and cruel. You have Me mixed up with the world. How could I possibly will you evil when My character is goodness—and good will toward all of you." 

What a joy and relief it is to know that God Himself has a plan and a future for us. Here God gives us a firm foundation simply because God tells us that it is so. We may have days this year when we won't believe this. After all, we think we are smart enough to handle our own lives—until something unexpected breaks our hearts and the hearts of those we cherish. 

Imagine knowing that our gentle God has us in His thoughts constantly. It hurts Him to know that our life is full of commotion and competition. He never meant for it to be that way, for He is not the author of confusion but of peace (1 Corinthians 14:33). 

"You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace" Isaiah 55:12; "Many, O Lord my God, are the wonders you have done. The things you planned for us no one can recount to you; were I to speak and tell of them, they would be too many to declare" Psalm 40:5; "Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will your future be" Job 8:7.

O Father, forgive our unbelief, our prejudices, and our fragmentations that put blinders on our understanding of your truth and purity and loveliness. They are praiseworthy and excellent! And thank You for Your plans for us!

© Pat Nordman

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Imagine knowing that our gentle God has us in His thoughts constantly. It hurts Him to know that our life is full of commotion and competition. He never meant for it to be that way...

 

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~ Fear Killed the Others ~ 

According to an ancient legend, a man driving one day to Constantinople was stopped by an old woman who asked him for a ride. He took her up beside him and as they drove along he looked at her and became frightened and asked "Who are you?" The old woman replied: "I am Cholera." Thereupon, the peasant ordered the old woman to get down and walk; but she persuaded him to take her along upon her promise that she would not kill more than five people in Constantinople. As a pledge of the promise she handed him a dagger, saying to him that it was the only weapon with which she could be killed. Then she added: "I shall meet you in two days. If I break my promise you may stab me." 


In Constantinople, 120 people died of the cholera. The enraged man who had driven her to the city, and to whom she had given the dagger as a pledge that she would not kill more than five, went out to look for the old woman. Meeting her, he raised his dagger to kill her, but she stopped him saying: "I have kept my agreement. I killed only five. Fear killed the others." 


This legend is a true parable of life. Where disease kills its thousands, fear kills its tens of thousands. The greatest miseries of mankind comes from the dread of trouble rather than from the presence of trouble. From the cradle to the grave, fear casts its baleful shadow. Fear betrays man's spirit, breaks down his defense, disarms him in the battle, unfits him for the work of life, and adds terror to the dying bed. 

—McCartney  

 

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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