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Charles Spurgeon’s MORNING AND EVENING: APRIL 11
MORNING “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint.” Psalm 22:14 Did earth or heaven ever behold a sadder spectacle of woe! In soul and body, our Lord felt himself to be weak as … Continue reading
Charles Spurgeon’s MORNING AND EVENING: MARCH 27
MORNING “Then all the disciples forsook him and fled.” Matthew 26:56 He never deserted them, but they in cowardly fear of their lives, fled from him in the very beginning of his sufferings. This is but one instructive instance of … Continue reading
IN TOUCH DAILY: MAY 27
Life’s Passing Storms Psalm 107:23-32 Everyone experiences storms in life—occasions that bring pain, suffering, or loss. It’s in turbulent times that all sorts of questions come to mind: Where is God? Why has this happened? Was it something I did? … Continue reading
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: APRIL 1
DIVINE JUSTICE God in His mercy made The fixed pains of Hell. That misery might be stayed, God in His mercy made Eternal bounds and bade Its waves no further swell. God in His mercy made The fixed pains of … Continue reading
C. S. LEWIS DAILY: JANUARY 29
Selfish, not self-centred: for in such a life my mind would be directed towards a thousand things, not one of which is myself. The distinction is not unimportant. One of the happiest men and most pleasing companions I have ever … Continue reading
MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST: MAY 16
The Habit of Recognizing God’s Provision …you may be partakers of the divine nature… —2 Peter 1:4 We are made “partakers of the divine nature,” receiving and sharing God’s own nature through His promises. Then we have to work that … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: AUGUST 12
MORNING “The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice.” Psalm 97:1 Causes for disquietude there are none so long as this blessed sentence is true. On earth the Lord’s power as readily controls the rage of the wicked as the rage … Continue reading
MORNING AND EVENING: JUNE 25
MORNING “Get thee up into the high mountain.” Isaiah 40:9 Our knowledge of Christ is somewhat like climbing one of our Welsh mountains. When you are at the base you see but little: the mountain itself appears to be but … Continue reading