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Daily devotions for 07-25-2005:
Devotion: Morning and Evening
Morning Title: Stand Still
Evening Title: This Mighty King
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Morning: Stand Still
"Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord." --Exodus 14:13
These words contain God's command to the believer when he is reduced to great
straits and brought into extraordinary difficulties. He cannot retreat; he
cannot go forward; he is shut up on the right hand and on the left; what is he
now to do? The Master's word to him is, "Stand still." It will be well for him
if at such times he
listens only to his Master's word, for other and evil advisers come with their
suggestions.
Despair whispers, "Lie down and die; give it all up." But God would have us put
on a cheerful courage, and even in our worst times, rejoice in His love and
faithfulness.
Cowardice says, "Retreat; go back to the worldling's way of action; you cannot
play the
Christian's part, it is too difficult. Relinquish your principles." But,
however much Satan may urge this course upon you, you cannot follow it if you
are a child of God. His divine fiat has bid thee go from strength to strength,
and so thou shalt, and neither death nor hell shall turn thee from thy course.
What, if for a while thou art called to stand still, yet this is but to renew
thy strength for some greater advance in due time.
Precipitancy cries, "do something. Stir yourself; to stand still and wait, is
sheer idleness." We must be doing something at once--we must do it so we
think--instead of looking to the Lord, who will not only do something but will
do everything. Presumption boasts, "If the sea be before you, march into it and
expect a miracle."
But Faith listens neither to Presumption, nor to Despair, nor to Cowardice, nor
to Precipitancy, but it hears God say, "Stand still," and immovable as a rock
it stands. "Stand still";--keep the posture of an upright man, ready for
action, expecting further orders, cheerfully and patiently awaiting the
directing voice; and it will not be long ere God shall say to you, as
distinctly as Moses said it to the people of Israel, "Go forward."
Evening: This Mighty King
"His camp is very great." --Joel 2:11
Consider, my soul, the mightiness of the Lord who is thy glory and defence. He
is a man of war, Jehovah is His name. All the forces of heaven are at His beck,
legions wait at His door, cherubim and seraphim, watchers and holy ones,
principalities and powers, are all attentive to His will. If our eyes were not
blinded by the ophthalmia of the flesh, we should see horses of fire and
chariots of fire round about the Lord's beloved. The powers of nature are all
subject to the absolute control of the Creator: stormy wind and tempest,
lightning and rain, and snow, and hail, and the soft dews and cheering
sunshine, come and go at His decree. The bands of Orion He looseth, and bindeth
the sweet influences of the Pleiades.
Earth, sea, and air, and the places under the earth, are the barracks for
Jehovah's great armies; space is His camping ground, light is His banner, and
flame is His sword. When He goeth forth to war, famine ravages the land,
pestilence smites the nations, hurricane sweeps the sea, tornado shakes the
mountains, and earthquake makes the solid world to tremble. As for animate
creatures, they all own His dominion, and from
the great fish which swallowed the prophet, down to "all manner of flies,"
which plagued the field of Zoan, all are His servants, and like the
palmer-worm, the caterpillar, and the cankerworm, are squadrons of His great
army, for His camp is very great.
My soul, see to it that thou be at peace with this mighty King, yea, more, be
sure to enlist under His banner, for to war against Him is madness, and to
serve Him is glory. Jesus, Immanuel, God with us, is ready to receive recruits
for the army of the Lord: if I am not already enlisted let me go to Him ere I
sleep, and beg to be accepted through His merits; and if I be already, as I
hope I am, a soldier of the cross, let me be of good courage; for the enemy is
powerless compared with my Lord, whose camp is very great.
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Spurgeon's Morning & Evening Devotions
Morning, July 24
"Christ, who is our life." - Colossians 3:4
Paul's marvellously rich expression indicates, that Christ is the source of our
life. "You hath he quickened who were dead in trespasses and sins." That same
voice which brought Lazarus out of the tomb raised us to newness of life.
He is now the substance of our spiritual life. It is by his life that we live;
he is in us, the hope of glory, the spring of our actions, the central thought
which moves every other thought. Christ is the sustenance of our life.
What can the Christian feed upon but Jesus' flesh and blood?
"This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof,
and not die." O wayworn pilgrims in this wilderness of sin, you never get a
morsel to satisfy the hunger of your spirits, except ye find it in him! Christ
is the solace of our life. All our true joys come from him; and in times of
trouble, his presence is our consolation.
There is nothing worth living for but him; and his lovingkindness is better
than life! Christ is the object of our life. As speeds the ship towards the
port, so hastes the believer towards the haven of his Saviour's bosom. As flies
the arrow to its goal, so flies the Christian towards the perfecting of his
fellowship with Christ Jesus.
As the soldier fights for his captain, and is crowned in his captain's victory,
so the believer contends for Christ, and gets his triumph out of the triumphs
of his Master. "For him to live is Christ." Christ is the exemplar of our life.
Where there is the same life within, there will, there must be, to a great
extent, the same developments without; and if we live in near fellowship with
the Lord Jesus we shall grow like him. We shall set him before us as our Divine
copy, and we shall seek to tread in his footsteps, until he shall become the
crown of our life in glory. Oh! how safe, how honoured, how happy is the
Christian, since Christ is our life!
Evening, July 24
"The Son of Man hath power on earth to forgive sins." - Matthew 9:6
Behold one of the great Physician's mightiest arts: he has power to forgive
sin! While here he lived below, before the ransom had been paid, before the
blood had been literally sprinkled on the mercy-seat, he had power to forgive
sin. Hath he not power to do it now that he hath died? What power must dwell in
him who to the utmost farthing has faithfully discharged the debts of his
people! He has boundless power now that he has finished transgression and made
an end of sin. If ye doubt it, see him rising from the dead! behold him in
ascending splendour raised to the right hand of God! Hear him pleading before
the eternal Father, pointing to his wounds, urging the merit of his sacred
passion! What power to forgive is here! "He hath ascended on high, and received
gifts for men."
"He is exalted on high to give repentance and remission of sins."
The most crimson sins are removed by the crimson of his blood. At this moment,
dear reader, whatever thy sinfulness, Christ has power to pardon, power to
pardon thee, and millions such as thou art.
A word will speak it. He has nothing more to do to win thy pardon; all the
atoning work is done. He can, in answer to thy tears, forgive thy sins today,
and make thee know it.
He can breathe into thy soul at this very moment a peace with God which passeth
all understanding, which shall spring from perfect remission of thy manifold
iniquities. Dost thou believe that? I trust thou believest it. Mayst thou
experience now the power of
Jesus to forgive sin! Waste no time in applying to the Physician of souls, but
hasten to him with words like these:-
"Jesus! Master! hear my cry;
Save me, heal me with a word;
Fainting at thy feet I lie,
Thou my whisper'd plaint hast heard."
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