Tag Archives: afflictions
Charles Spurgeon’s MORNING AND EVENING: FEBRUARY 21
MORNING “He hath said.” Hebrews 13:5 If we can only grasp these words by faith, we have an all-conquering weapon in our hand. What doubt will not be slain by this two-edged sword? What fear is there which shall not … Continue reading
Charles Spurgeon’s MORNING AND EVENING: FEBRUARY 18
MORNING “Shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.” Job 10:2 Perhaps, O tried soul, the Lord is doing this to develop thy graces. There are some of thy graces which would never be discovered if it were not for thy … Continue reading
IN TOUCH DAILY: AUGUST 14
Growing Faith 2 Thessalonians 1:3-5 God’s desire is that we grow in faith as we walk with Him. Faith is not merely a one-time event through which we were saved; rather, it’s a continuous way of life from the … Continue reading
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: DECEMBER 25
Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith. I don’t agree at all. They are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: NOVEMBER 9
Sacred Service I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ… —Colossians 1:24 The Christian worker has to be a sacred “go-between.” He must be so closely … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: SEPTEMBER 30
The Assigning of the Call I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for the sake of His body, which is the church… —Colossians 1:24 We … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: AUGUST 8
Prayer in the Father’s Honor …that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. —Luke 1:35 If the Son of God has been born into my human flesh, then am I allowing His holy … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: JULY 14
Suffering Afflictions and Going the Second Mile I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. —Matthew 5:39 This verse reveals the humiliation of being a … Continue reading