Matthew 3:7 Spurgeons Daily Devotional

"The wrath to come."
Matthew 3:7

It is pleasant to pass over a country after a storm has spent itself; to smell the freshness of the herbs after the rain has passed away, and to note the drops while they glisten like purest diamonds in the sunlight. That is the position of a Christian. He is going through a land where the storm has spent itself upon His Saviour's head, and if there be a few drops of sorrow falling, they distil from clouds of mercy, and Jesus cheers him by the assurance that they are not for his destruction. But how terrible is it to witness the approach of a tempest: to note the forewarnings of the storm; to mark the birds of heaven as they droop their wings; to see the cattle as they lay their heads low in terror; to discern the face of the sky as it groweth black, and look to the sun which shineth not, and the heavens which are angry and frowning! How terrible to await the dread advance of a hurricane--such as occurs, sometimes, in the tropics--to wait in terrible apprehension till the wind shall rush forth in fury, tearing up trees from their roots, forcing rocks from their pedestals, and hurling down all the dwelling-places of man! And yet, sinner, this is your present position. No hot drops have as yet fallen, but a shower of fire is coming. No terrible winds howl around you, but God's tempest is gathering its dread artillery. As yet the water-floods are dammed up by mercy, but the flood-gates shall soon be opened: the thunderbolts of God are yet in His storehouse, but lo! the tempest hastens, and how awful shall that moment be when God, robed in vengeance, shall march forth in fury! Where, where, where, O sinner, wilt thou hide thy head, or whither wilt thou flee? O that the hand of mercy may now lead you to Christ! He is freely set before you in the gospel: His riven side is the rock of shelter. Thou knowest thy need of Him; believe in Him, cast thyself upon Him, and then the fury shall be overpast for ever.

Trust In the Lord

Genesis 15:1 (NLT) "Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great." Hebrews 10:35 (NLT) "So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you!"

Romans 8:28-29 (NLT) "And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. For God knew his people in advance, and he chose them to become like his Son, so that his Son would be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters"

Genesis 49:24 God gives us strength. Spurgeon's Devotional

"His bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob."
Genesis 49:24

That strength which God gives to His Josephs is real strength; it is not a boasted valour, a fiction, a thing of which men talk, but which ends in smoke; it is true--divine strength. Why does Joseph stand against temptation? Because God gives him aid. There is nought that we can do without the power of God. All true strength comes from "the mighty God of Jacob." Notice in what a blessedly familiar way God gives this strength to Joseph--"The arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob." Thus God is represented as putting His hands on Joseph's hands, placing His arms on Joseph's arms. Like as a father teaches his children, so the Lord teaches them that fear Him. He puts His arms upon them. Marvellous condescension! God Almighty, Eternal, Omnipotent, stoops from His throne and lays His hand upon the child's hand, stretching His arm upon the arm of Joseph, that he may be made strong! This strength was also covenant strength, for it is ascribed to "the mighty God of Jacob." Now, wherever you read of the God of Jacob in the Bible, you should remember the covenant with Jacob. Christians love to think of God's covenant. All the power, all the grace, all the blessings, all the mercies, all the comforts, all the things we have, flow to us from the well-head, through the covenant. If there were no covenant, then we should fail indeed; for all grace proceeds from it, as light and heat from the sun. No angels ascend or descend, save upon that ladder which Jacob saw, at the top of which stood a covenant God. Christian, it may be that the archers have sorely grieved you, and shot at you, and wounded you, but still your bow abides in strength; be sure, then, to ascribe all the glory to Jacob's God.

He Has Said. Hebrews 13:5 Spurgeons Devotional

"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 fall smitten with a deadly wound before this arrow from the bow of God's covenant? Will not the distresses of life and the pangs of death; will not the corruptions within, and the snares without; will not the trials from above, and the temptations from beneath, all seem but light afflictions, when we can hide ourselves beneath the bulwark of "He hath said"? Yes; whether for delight in our quietude, or for strength in our conflict, "He hath said" must be our daily resort. And this may teach us the extreme value of searching the Scriptures. There may be a promise in the Word which would exactly fit your case, but you may not know of it, and therefore you miss its comfort. You are like prisoners in a dungeon, and there may be one key in the bunch which would unlock the door, and you might be free; but if you will not look for it, you may remain a prisoner still, though liberty is so near at hand. There may be a potent medicine in the great pharmacopoeia of Scripture, and you may yet continue sick unless you will examine and search the Scriptures to discover what "He hath said." Should you not, besides reading the Bible, store your memories richly with the promises of God? You can recollect the sayings of great men; you treasure up the verses of renowned poets; ought you not to be profound in your knowledge of the words of God, so that you may be able to quote them readily when you would solve a difficulty, or overthrow a doubt? Since "He hath said" is the source of all wisdom, and the fountain of all comfort, let it dwell in you richly, as "A well of water, springing up unto everlasting life." So shall you grow healthy, strong, and happy in the divine life.

Mercy Triumphs over judgement. James 2:11-13

James 2:11-13 (NKJV) "So speak and so do as those who will be judged by the law of liberty. For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment."

Do you find others? Spurgeon's Daily Devotional

"He first findeth his own brother Simon."
John 1:41

This case is an excellent pattern of all cases where spiritual life is vigorous. As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others. I will not believe that thou hast tasted of the honey of the gospel if thou canst eat it all thyself. True grace puts an end to all spiritual monopoly. Andrew first found his own brother Simon, and then others. Relationship has a very strong demand upon our first individual efforts. Andrew, thou didst well to begin with Simon. I doubt whether there are not some Christians giving away tracts at other people's houses who would do well to give away a tract at their own--whether there are not some engaged in works of usefulness abroad who are neglecting their special sphere of usefulness at home. Thou mayst or thou mayst not be called to evangelize the people in any particular locality, but certainly thou art called to see after thine own servants, thine own kinsfolk and acquaintance. Let thy religion begin at home. Many tradesmen export their best commodities--the Christian should not. He should have all his conversation everywhere of the best savour; but let him have a care to put forth the sweetest fruit of spiritual life and testimony in his own family. When Andrew went to find his brother, he little imagined how eminent Simon would become. Simon Peter was worth ten Andrews so far as we can gather from sacred history, and yet Andrew was instrumental in bringing him to Jesus. You may be very deficient in talent yourself, and yet you may be the means of drawing to Christ one who shall become eminent in grace and service. Ah! dear friend, you little know the possibilities which are in you. You may but speak a word to a child, and in that child there may be slumbering a noble heart which shall stir the Christian church in years to come. Andrew has only two talents, but he finds Peter. Go thou and do likewise.

God is greater then our heart. 1 John 3: 20-22

1 John 3:20-22 (NKJV) "For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask we receive from Him, because we keep His commandments and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.

Job 10:2 If not for trails; Spurgeon's Daily Devotional

"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 trials. Dost thou not know that thy faith never looks so grand in summer weather as it does in winter? Love is too often like a glow-worm, showing but little light except it be in the midst of surrounding darkness. Hope itself is like a star--not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity. Afflictions are often the black foils in which God doth set the jewels of His children's graces, to make them shine the better. It was but a little while ago that on thy knees thou wast saying, "Lord, I fear I have no faith: let me know that I have faith." Was not this really, though perhaps unconsciously, praying for trials?--for how canst thou know that thou hast faith until thy faith is exercised? Depend upon it, God often sends us trials that our graces may be discovered, and that we may be certified of their existence. Besides, it is not merely discovery, real growth in grace is the result of sanctified trials. God often takes away our comforts and our privileges in order to make us better Christians. He trains His soldiers, not in tents of ease and luxury, but by turning them out and using them to forced marches and hard service. He makes them ford through streams, and swim through rivers, and climb mountains, and walk many a long mile with heavy knapsacks of sorrow on their backs. Well, Christian, may not this account for the troubles through which thou art passing? Is not the Lord bringing out your graces, and making them grow? Is not this the reason why He is contending with you?

"Trials make the promise sweet;
Trials give new life to prayer;
Trials bring me to His feet,
Lay me low, and keep me there."

To Him be glory both now and forever. Spurgeon's Daily Devotional

"To Him be glory both now and forever."
2 Peter 3:18

Heaven will be full of the ceaseless praises of Jesus. Eternity! thine unnumbered years shall speed their everlasting course, but forever and for ever, "to Him be glory." Is He not a "Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek"? "To Him be glory." Is He not king for ever?--King of kings and Lord of lords, the everlasting Father? "To Him be glory for ever." Never shall His praises cease. That which was bought with blood deserves to last while immortality endures. The glory of the cross must never be eclipsed; the lustre of the grave and of the resurrection must never be dimmed. O Jesus! thou shalt be praised for ever. Long as immortal spirits live--long as the Father's throne endures--for ever, for ever, unto Thee shall be glory. Believer, you are anticipating the time when you shall join the saints above in ascribing all glory to Jesus; but are you glorifying Him now? The apostle's words are, "To Him be glory both now and for ever." Will you not this day make it your prayer? "Lord, help me to glorify Thee; I am poor, help me to glorify Thee by contentment; I am sick, help me to give Thee honour by patience; I have talents, help me to extol Thee by spending them for Thee; I have time, Lord, help me to redeem it, that I may serve thee; I have a heart to feel, Lord, let that heart feel no love but Thine, and glow with no flame but affection for Thee; I have a head to think, Lord, help me to think of Thee and for Thee; Thou hast put me in this world for something, Lord, show me what that is, and help me to work out my life-purpose: I cannot do much, but as the widow put in her two mites, which were all her living, so, Lord, I cast my time and eternity too into Thy treasury; I am all Thine; take me, and enable me to glorify Thee now, in all that I say, in all that I do, and with all that I have."

You have a continual allowance. Spurgeon's Daily Devotional

February 14th AM

"And his allowance was a continual allowance given him of the king, a daily rate for every day, all the days of his life."
2 Kings 25:30

Jehoiachin was not sent away from the king's palace with a store to last him for months, but his provision was given him as a daily pension. Herein he well pictures the happy position of all the Lord's people. A daily portion is all that a man really wants. We do not need tomorrow's supplies; that day has not yet dawned, and its wants are as yet unborn. The thirst which we may suffer in the month of June does not need to be quenched in February, for we do not feel it yet; if we have enough for each day as the days arrive we shall never know want. Sufficient for the day is all that we can enjoy. We cannot eat or drink or wear more than the day's supply of food and raiment; the surplus gives us the care of storing it, and the anxiety of watching against a thief. One staff aids a traveller, but a bundle of staves is a heavy burden. Enough is not only as good as a feast, but is all that the veriest glutton can truly enjoy. This is all that we should expect; a craving for more than this is ungrateful. When our Father does not give us more, we should be content with his daily allowance. Jehoiachin's case is ours, we have a sure portion, a portion given us of the king, a gracious portion, and a perpetual portion. Here is surely ground for thankfulness.

Beloved Christian reader, in matters of grace you need a daily supply. You have no store of strength. Day by day must you seek help from above. It is a very sweet assurance that a daily portion is provided for you. In the word, through the ministry, by meditation, in prayer, and waiting upon God you shall receive renewed strength. In Jesus all needful things are laid up for you. Then enjoy your continual allowance. Never go hungry while the daily bread of grace is on the table of mercy.

My time with the Lord yesterday

Yesterday (Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013) I started my day off by taking care of an errand then when I got home my wife was not home so I assumed she was out doing something, so I felt called by the Lord to find a peaceful place for the day and talk to Him. The Lord had me finish a book called, " The Harbinger" by Jonathan Cahn, then the Lord and I talked. I had a wonderful time with the Lord, it was out of this world. I have always loved this country but now I have even more of a burden for this country then I did before. I have always prayed for the US of A, but now it will be more. I have long known that this country has been headed in the wrong direction ( away from God ) and on my website have written sermons (or teachings) as led by the Lord about this. This country is headed in the same direction that Israel over two thousand years ago and what happened to Israel is happing with the United States now in the present time, remember 9-11 and the twin towers. This country has called judgment upon itself by its own leaders words and matches up with biblical verses from Isaiah almost word by word from Isaiah 9:10, the different leaders of ours did not know that they were pronouncing judgment, they were meant as words of comfort. I will talk more about this in my upcoming teaching that the Lord has me working on. It is not too late for this country if we turn back to God. Read and pray for this country 2 Chronicles, chapter 7, verse 14.
" If my people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

Philippians 4:8-9 Praise and not curse.

Philippians 4:8-9 (MSG) "Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious-the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse.  Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies."

We should be called the sons of God. Spurteon's Daily Devotional 1 John 3:1,2

February 13th AM

"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God."
1 John 3:1,2

"Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us. Consider who we were, and what we feel ourselves to be even now when corruption is powerful in us, and you will wonder at our adoption. Yet we are called "the sons of God." What a high relationship is that of a son, and what privileges it brings! What care and tenderness the son expects from his father, and what love the father feels towards the son! But all that, and more than that, we now have through Christ. As for the temporary drawback of suffering with the elder brother, this we accept as an honour: "Therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew Him not." We are content to be unknown with Him in His humiliation, for we are to be exalted with Him. "Beloved, now are we the sons of God." That is easy to read, but it is not so easy to feel. How is it with your heart this morning? Are you in the lowest depths of sorrow? Does corruption rise within your spirit, and grace seem like a poor spark trampled under foot? Does your faith almost fail you? Fear not, it is neither your graces nor feelings on which you are to live: you must live simply by faith on Christ. With all these things against us, now--in the very depths of our sorrow, wherever we may be-- now, as much in the valley as on the mountain, "Beloved, now are we the sons of God." "Ah, but," you say, "see how I am arrayed! my graces are not bright; my righteousness does not shine with apparent glory." But read the next: "It doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him." The Holy Spirit shall purify our minds, and divine power shall refine our bodies, then shall we see Him as He is.

Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?

Amos 3:3 (KJV) "Can two walk together, except they be agreed?" Ephesians 4:2-3 (NLT) "Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other's faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace."

2 Corinthians 1:5 Our consolation aboundeth by Christ.

February 12th AM

"For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ."
2 Corinthians 1:5

There is a blessed proportion. The Ruler of Providence bears a pair of scales--in this side He puts His people's trials, and in that He puts their consolations. When the scale of trial is nearly empty, you will always find the scale of consolation in nearly the same condition; and when the scale of trials is full, you will find the scale of consolation just as heavy. When the black clouds gather most, the light is the more brightly revealed to us. When the night lowers and the tempest is coming on, the Heavenly Captain is always closest to His crew. It is a blessed thing, that when we are most cast down, then it is that we are most lifted up by the consolations of the Spirit. One reason is, because trials make more room for consolation. Great hearts can only be made by great troubles. The spade of trouble digs the reservoir of comfort deeper, and makes more room for consolation. God comes into our heart--He finds it full--He begins to break our comforts and to make it empty; then there is more room for grace. The humbler a man lies, the more comfort he will always have, because he will be more fitted to receive it. Another reason why we are often most happy in our troubles, is this--then we have the closest dealings with God. When the barn is full, man can live without God: when the purse is bursting with gold, we try to do without so much prayer. But once take our gourds away, and we want our God; once cleanse the idols out of the house, then we are compelled to honour Jehovah. "Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord." There is no cry so good as that which comes from the bottom of the mountains; no prayer half so hearty as that which comes up from the depths of the soul, through deep trials and afflictions. Hence they bring us to God, and we are happier; for nearness to God is happiness. Come, troubled believer, fret not over your heavy troubles, for they are the heralds of weighty mercies.

James 1:5-8 Don't worry your prayers!

James 1:5-8 (MSG) "If you don't know what you're doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You'll get his help, and won't be condescended to when you ask for it.  Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought. People who "worry their prayers" are like wind-whipped waves. Don't think you're going to get anything from the Master that way, adrift at sea, keeping all your options open."

"He has been with Jesus." Spurgeon's Daily Devotional

February 11th AM

"And they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus."
Acts 4:13

A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ. You have read lives of Christ, beautifully and eloquently written, but the best life of Christ is His living biography, written out in the words and actions of His people. If we were what we profess to be, and what we should be, we should be pictures of Christ; yea, such striking likenesses of Him, that the world would not have to hold us up by the hour together, and say, "Well, it seems somewhat of a likeness;" but they would, when they once beheld us, exclaim, "He has been with Jesus; he has been taught of Him; he is like Him; he has caught the very idea of the holy Man of Nazareth, and he works it out in his life and every-day actions." A Christian should be like Christ in his boldness. Never blush to own your religion; your profession will never disgrace you: take care you never disgrace that. Be like Jesus, very valiant for your God. Imitate Him in your loving spirit; think kindly, speak kindly, and do kindly, that men may say of you, "He has been with Jesus." Imitate Jesus in His holiness. Was He zealous for His Master? So be you; ever go about doing good. Let not time be wasted: it is too precious. Was He self-denying, never looking to His own interest? Be the same. Was He devout? Be you fervent in your prayers. Had He deference to His Father's will? So submit yourselves to Him. Was He patient? So learn to endure. And best of all, as the highest portraiture of Jesus, try to forgive your enemies, as He did; and let those sublime words of your Master, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do," always ring in your ears. Forgive, as you hope to be forgiven. Heap coals of fire on the head of your foe by your kindness to him. Good for evil, recollect, is godlike. Be godlike, then; and in all ways and by all means, so live that all may say of you, "He has been with Jesus."

The Lord is the great I AM! This is for all of us.

Do you hear from the Lord. He is the great I AM.

February 9, 2013. I AM all about being a covering, a shelter, a safeguard for you. Recognize how I live, breath, and move. You've experienced Me in enlightening ways. Share with others the revelation you've received from My throne in regard to how I AM in the hospital, how I AM with the new born baby and at the last breath of a saint. I AM with those who are experiencing devastating tragedy and with those who have finally gotten the breakthrough they've desperately longed for. I AM universal and ever-present. I AM all-seeing and all-knowing. I AM with you as you are reading this word. I AM the great I AM! I am Lord!

 

Colossians 1:5-6 (MSG) "The Message is as true among you today as when you first heard it. It doesn't diminish or weaken over time. It's the same all over the world. The Message bears fruit and gets larger and stronger, just as it has in you. From the very first day you heard and recognized the truth of what God is doing, you've been hungry for more."

"Thou shalt call his name Jesus." Spurgeon's Daily Devotional

This is beautiful you will love it. I did.

"Thou shalt call his name Jesus."
Matthew 1:21

When a person is dear, everything connected with him becomes dear for his sake. Thus, so precious is the person of the Lord Jesus in the estimation of all true believers, that everything about Him they consider to be inestimable beyond all price. "All Thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia," said David, as if the very vestments of the Saviour were so sweetened by His person that he could not but love them. Certain it is, that there is not a spot where that hallowed foot hath trodden--there is not a word which those blessed lips have uttered--nor a thought which His loving Word has revealed--which is not to us precious beyond all price. And this is true of the names of Christ--they are all sweet in the believer's ear. Whether He be called the Husband of the Church, her Bridegroom, her Friend; whether He be styled the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world--the King, the Prophet, or the Priest--every title of our Master--Shiloh, Emmanuel, Wonderful, the Mighty Counsellor-- every name is like the honeycomb dropping with honey, and luscious are the drops that distil from it. But if there be one name sweeter than another in the believer's ear, it is the name of Jesus. Jesus! it is the name which moves the harps of heaven to melody. Jesus! the life of all our joys. If there be one name more charming, more precious than another, it is this name. It is woven into the very warp and woof of our psalmody. Many of our hymns begin with it, and scarcely any, that are good for anything, end without it. It is the sum total of all delights. It is the music with which the bells of heaven ring; a song in a word; an ocean for comprehension, although a drop for brevity; a matchless oratorio in two syllables; a gathering up of the hallelujahs of eternity in five letters.

"Jesus, I love Thy charming name,
'Tis music to mine ear."

"Arise, and depart." Spurgeon's Daily Devotional. and Ephesians 6:10:12

"Arise, and depart."
Micah 2:10

The hour is approaching when the message will come to us, as it comes to all--"Arise, and go forth from the home in which thou hast dwelt, from the city in which thou hast done thy business, from thy family, from thy friends. Arise, and take thy last journey." And what know we of the journey? And what know we of the country to which we are bound? A little we have read thereof, and somewhat has been revealed to us by the Spirit; but how little do we know of the realms of the future! We know that there is a black and stormy river called "Death." God bids us cross it, promising to be with us. And, after death, what cometh? What wonder-world will open upon our astonished sight? What scene of glory will be unfolded to our view? No traveller has ever returned to tell. But we know enough of the heavenly land to make us welcome our summons thither with joy and gladness. The journey of death may be dark, but we may go forth on it fearlessly, knowing that God is with us as we walk through the gloomy valley, and therefore we need fear no evil. We shall be departing from all we have known and loved here, but we shall be going to our Father's house--to our Father's home, where Jesus is--to that royal "city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." This shall be our last removal, to dwell for ever with Him we love, in the midst of His people, in the presence of God. Christian, meditate much on heaven, it will help thee to press on, and to forget the toil of the way. This vale of tears is but the pathway to the better country: this world of woe is but the stepping-stone to a world of bliss.

"Prepare us, Lord, by grace divine,
For Thy bright courts on high;
Then bid our spirits rise, and join
The chorus of the sky."

Ephesians 6:10-12 "A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil."

Eph 4:29 " Let no unwholesome word preceed from your mouth."

Jeremiah 29:13 (NLT) "If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.

Ephesians 4:29-30 (NASB) "Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."

"Praying always." Surgeon's Daily Devotional

"Praying always."
Ephesians 6:18

What multitudes of prayers we have put up from the first moment when we learned to pray. Our first prayer was a prayer for ourselves; we asked that God would have mercy upon us, and blot out our sin. He heard us. But when He had blotted out our sins like a cloud, then we had more prayers for ourselves. We have had to pray for sanctifying grace, for constraining and restraining grace; we have been led to crave for a fresh assurance of faith, for the comfortable application of the promise, for deliverance in the hour of temptation, for help in the time of duty, and for succour in the day of trial. We have been compelled to go to God for our souls, as constant beggars asking for everything. Bear witness, children of God, you have never been able to get anything for your souls elsewhere. All the bread your soul has eaten has come down from heaven, and all the water of which it has drank has flowed from the living rock--Christ Jesus the Lord. Your soul has never grown rich in itself; it has always been a pensioner upon the daily bounty of God; and hence your prayers have ascended to heaven for a range of spiritual mercies all but infinite. Your wants were innumerable, and therefore the supplies have been infinitely great, and your prayers have been as varied as the mercies have been countless. Then have you not cause to say, "I love the Lord, because He hath heard the voice of my supplication"? For as your prayers have been many, so also have been God's answers to them. He has heard you in the day of trouble, has strengthened you, and helped you, even when you dishonoured Him by trembling and doubting at the mercy-seat. Remember this, and let it fill your heart with gratitude to God, who has thus graciously heard your poor weak prayers. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits."

Our Nation is accountable to God. Repost from July 2012, You need to read and heed this!

Feb. 05, 2013 Are We Accountable to God; Is Our Nation Accountable To God?

I am asking you in this teaching to reach deep down inside your heart and seek the answers. If you hear from our Father in heaven you will know the correct answers to the questions and the Holy Spirit will strike a chord within you.

Are you accountable to God? Is the nation accountable to God? Is the church accountable to God? Are the appointed Supreme Court justices accountable to God? Were this nation and the justice system founded on biblical principles? Is it worth remembering the Godly foundations upon which America was established?

Soon on July the fourth we will celebrate Independence Day and the above questions should provide food for thought and reflection. At what cost are we able to enjoy this day? Many or most citizens of this nation have forgotten what the real meaning of this holiday is or the cost that was paid and to this day is still being paid for your freedom so you can enjoy what too many is just another holiday off. Do we forget so soon?

The majority of our schools and great learning centers do not teach the real truth anymore that would not be PC (politically correct). They want us to learn the PC version of history and thus our young people heads are filled full of mush. They and the PC media teach us to hate and despise this great country and what this nation really stands for and what our founding fathers wanted for this country and the constitution that was very carefully crafted and paid for with blood. Have we so soon forgotten that? The powers that are in control want this country divided and have to date been successful in doing exactly what they wanted to do. It has been said that a country divided cannot stand and we are a country divided. We are losing our freedoms and don’t even know it.

Am I saying that this nation at its founding was perfect and that this great nation did not as our history proceeds make many moral mistakes? No I am not saying that at all! Along the way we as a nation made many mistakes such as slavery but we tried to correct that and many other moral mistakes that we as a nation made. We as people make mistakes. Is it right for a man to beat his wife and put her in fear of her life? No, it is not alright. Yes this nation is struggling and we have made many mistakes; but it can still be a great nation; we have to get back on track. We as a nation, as a church need to repent and ask God for forgiveness and ask God to bring back the protective hedge over our nation that we lost on 9-11. Our Father sent us many warnings and we ignored them and lost our moral compass. So as to some of the questions above are we responsible for that, is the church responsible, are we as a nation responsible? The answer is yes, we are all responsible and accountable. The church (as a whole, not all) has failed us, not God, it is us the church, it is us as people; it is us as a nation. We have only ourselves to blame. In too many ways the church is divided, too many denominations, division within our own churches, churches by race, church by many man made interpretations, bickering, hate and deceit in the church, too many churches teaching and preaching what man wants and not as the one true gospel (God’s true word) wants us to preach and teach. The church was never meant to operate that way. Most Christians do not even realize that Satan is alive and well in the church, their spiritual eyes have been blinded and they do not see what they should be able to see. The church is full of sin and we as a church need to repent.

God will judge our work (2 Chronicles 19:5-10) NLT

“He appointed judges throughout the nation in all fortified cities, and he gave them these instructions: “Always think carefully before pronouncing judgment. Remember that you do not judge to please people but to please the LORD. He will be with you when you render the verdict in each case that comes before you. Fear the LORD and judge with care, for the LORD our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes.” Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests and clan leaders in Israel to serve as judges in Jerusalem for cases concerning both the law of the LORD and civil disputes. These were his instructions to them:” You must always act in the fear of the LORD, with integrity and with undivided hearts. Whenever a case comes to you from fellow citizens in an outlying town, whether a murder case or some other violation of God’s instructions, commands, laws, or regulations, you must warn them not to sin against the LORD, so that his anger will not come against you and them. Do this and you will not be guilty.”

How many of our appointed for life judges think about this or have fear of the LORD before they pronounce judgment or make an interpretation of the constitution that is not just and pleasing to the LORD?

Sin has consequences (Ezekiel 18:20) NLT

“The one who sins is the one who dies. The child will not be punished for the parent’s sins, and the parent will not be punished for the child’s sins. Righteous people will be rewarded for their own goodness, and the wicked people will be punished for their own wickedness.” 

God will hold us accountable for our sin (Ezekiel 18:30) NLT

“Therefore, I will judge each of you, O people of Israel, according to your actions, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn from your sins! Don’t let them destroy you!

And I will include verse 31-32 because it is relevant to this teaching and all of us should take it to heart.  The gospel states: “Put all your rebellion behind you, and get for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. For why should you die, O people of Israel? I don’t want you to die, says the Sovereign LORD. Turn back and live!”

Our LORD loves us and does not want us to die in sin, He wants us to get a new heart and a new Spirit, He wants us to turn back to Him and live.



We are accountable for every word that we speak (Matthew 12:36) NLT

Here the Lord is speaking and He is holding us accountable to the smallest word.

“And I tell you this, that you must give an account on judgment day of every idle word you speak.”

Confronting others with their sins should be done in private (Matthew 18:15) NLT

Here the LORD is again speaking: “If another believer sins against you, go privately and point out the fault. If the other person listens and confesses it, you have won that person back.”

We should hold each other accountable (Luke17:3) NLT 

Our LORD says: “I am warning you! If another believer sins, rebuke him; then if he repents, forgive him.” I will follow up with verse 4 because it is talking about forgiveness here and we all need to read and heed this: “Even if he wrongs you seven times a day and each time turns again and asks forgiveness, forgive him.”

We are accountable for what we believe (John 3:18) NLT

The LORD states: “There is no judgment awaiting those who trust him. But those who do not trust him have already been judged for not believing in the only Son of God.”

To more explain this verse so that we will all understand it I will refer to Matthew Henry’s Commentary in it he states: This denotes more than a reprieve; he is not condemned, that is, he is acquitted; and if he be not condemned he is discharged. Who is he that condemns? It is Christ that died. The cross perhaps lies heavy upon him, but he is saved from the curse: condemned by the world, it may be, but not condemned with the world, Rom. Viii.1. Read here the doom of those that will not believe in Christ: they are condemned already. How great the sin of unbelievers is. They believe not in the name of the only-begotten Son of God, who is infinitely true, and deserves to be believed, infinitely good, and deserves to be embraced. God sent one to save us that was dearest to himself; and shall not he be dearest to us? How great the misery of unbelievers is: they are condemned already, for their own hearts condemn them.  A condemnation grounded upon their former guilt. He is condemned already, because he has not believed. Unbelief is a sin against the remedy (something that corrects or counteracts).

God holds Christians accountable (Romans 14:11-12) NLT

“For the Scriptures say, “As surely as I live, says the LORD, every knee will bow to me and every tongue will confess allegiance to God.” Yes, each of us will have to give a personal account to God.”

Again because this is important I will quote from Matthew Henry’s Commentary it states:

We shall all stand before the judgment- seat of Christ. Christ will be the judge, and before Him we shall stand as persons to be tried. To illustrate this (verse 11), he quotes a passage out of the Old Testament, which speaks of Christ’s universal sovereignty and dominion, and that established with an oath: As I live (saith the Lord), every knee shall bow to me. It is a prophecy, in general, Christ’s dominion. Here is a proof of Christ’s Godhead. Divine honor is due to him, and must be paid. The bowing of the knee to Him, and the confession with the tongue, are but outward expressions of inward adoration and praise. Every knee and every tongue, either freely or by force. All His friends do it freely. Bowing to Him—the understanding bowed to His truths, the will to his laws, the whole man to his authority; and this expressed by the bowing of the knee, the posture of adoration and prayer. Confessing to him--acknowledging His glory, grace, and greatness—acknowledging our own meanness and vileness, confessing our sins to him. All His foes shall be constrained to do it. Hence he concludes in verse 12, Everyone of us shall give account of himself to God.

God will reward Christians for their good deeds (1 Corinthians 3:8) NLT

“The one who plants and the one who waters work as a team with the same purpose. Yet they will be rewarded individually, according to their own hard work.” According to Matthew Henry’s Commentary this means that we are employed by one Master (Jesus Christ) busied in one work, in harmony with one another, however they may be set in opposition to each other by factious party-makers. All the faithful ministers of Christ are one (or should be as one) in the great business and intention of their ministry. All such may expect a glorious recompense of their fidelity, and in proportion to it: Every man should receive his own reward, according to his own labor. Those that work hardest shall fare best. Those that are most faithful shall have the greatest reward. They are labourers with God, fellow-labourers.

God will examine our actions (2 Corinthians 5:10) NLT

“For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in our bodies.”

Accountability should help others (Galatians 6:1) NLT

“Dear brothers and sisters, if another Christian is overcome by some sin, you who are godly should gently and humbly help that person back into the right path.”

This brother and sisters means that we are here taught to deal tenderly with those who are overtaken in a fault, bought to sin by the surprise of temptation. It is one thing to overtake a fault by contrivance and deliberation, and another thing to be overtaken in a fault. Great tenderness should be used. Those who are spiritual must restore such a one with the spirit of meekness; not in wrath and passion, as those who triumph in a brother’s fall. Many needful reproofs lose their efficacy by being given in wrath; but when they are managed with tenderness, and from sincere concern for the welfare of those to whom they are given, they are likely to make a due impression. This is as stated in Mathew Henry’s Commentary.

In closing this teaching I again will refer you to the questions that were stated in the beginning of this lesson. It boils down to yes us as a nation, as a church, as individuals are accountable to God for our actions, our works, and our words as the gospel plainly and clearly points out. Is our nation lost? The answer to that one is no; we are not lost yet. The time is short but there is still time to save this great country of ours. We as a nation and the church must repent; we must get right with God. We must get our moral compass back on track. It can be done; it will not be easy, it will take a lot of work, a lot of praying, praying, and praying. It will take the church teaching the true gospel, learning to work together as a team (as God’s team). The church can no longer stand by the way side and do nothing and believe the misquoted nonsense of separation of church and state that the PC people (that includes some ministers, judges, the congress and senate, the media, the false history of our nation as being taught by our so called higher learning centers, ACLU and others like them and by our own government). The true information is still out there; all you have to do is look for it. It may open your eyes and mind to all the lies that are being taught as fact. The church must get active in who is elected to office; in other words the church must get out and vote. You have no one to blame but yourself when the same people who are messing up this great nation get reelected over and over because you did nothing. Many of us vote or do not vote for a certain person or individual because of what the PC media tells us, sadly we do not ourselves look up that persons record (which is available on the internet) and we do not pray and ask God to help us decide who the right person is or even better another way to get the right advice is to go to the gospel itself! What a novel ideal that is! It could be very simple; if that person or persons running for office voting record are not in line with God’s word than you would know not to vote for or re-elect that person to office. So once again; yes we are responsible and accountable for our actions.  You do not have to agree with me or believe me, check out God’s word for yourself and see what He has to say to you. I am trying to wake you up as to what is going on in the church, in our government, in our schools, our higher learning centers, and in our homes. As it stands we are on the verge of losing many of the freedoms that we now enjoy. The Lord is our only hope and I am praying and calling on you to pray for a spiritual awaking in our church and nation. If we as a nation continue on the course that we are on now we will no longer be celebrating the fourth of July for our freedom but will be seeing the death of freedom and liberty this lifetime. I want you to remember and think on this as you celebrate this holiday. If you as a Christian choose to remain in the dark, uninformed, and ignorance to what is going on in this country, and in our government it will be our own fault that this happened and I for one do not want to see this great nation and the people of this nation loose the freedom and liberty that we now enjoy. The devil comes to kill, steal and destroy! Do not let this happen on our duty watch. We are the keepers of the wall, we are the security, and we are God’s army! Woe to us if this happens on our watch! Our Father has entrusted this nation to us to be good stewards. I for one do not want to see God’s displeasure and to lose it for our children and grandchildren.

 For those of you who live in other nations this same lesson and teaching can be applied to your situation.

Embrace the Holy Spirit wholeheartely! Acts 20:24

Acts 20:24 (NKJV) "But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God."


Embrace the Holy Spirit wholeheartedly. Surrender to moves He makes. You know there is more to kingdom living than what you have experienced. With and in your reliance upon Him, you will rapidly be able see, hear, and experience Jesus in phenomenal ways. Be willing to move when He says move. Remove hesitation from your midst. Say yes and amen to the ridiculous. The world is outlandish, outrageous, absurd, and is willing to pursue the bizarre. Will that be said of you as a follower of Jesus? Would you be willing to spit in the dirt, make a paste and put the paste in someone's eyes for them to see? Move.

Spurgeon's Daily Devotional: 1 John 4:14

"The Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world."
1 John 4:14

It is a sweet thought that Jesus Christ did not come forth without His Father's permission, authority, consent, and assistance. He was sent of the Father, that He might be the Saviour of men. We are too apt to forget that, while there are distinctions as to the persons in the Trinity, there are no distinctions of honour. We too frequently ascribe the honour of our salvation, or at least the depths of its benevolence, more to Jesus Christ than we do the Father. This is a very great mistake. What if Jesus came? Did not His Father send Him? If He spake wondrously, did not His Father pour grace into His lips, that He might be an able minister of the new covenant? He who knoweth the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost as he should know them, never setteth one before another in his love; he sees them at Bethlehem, at Gethsemane, and on Calvary, all equally engaged in the work of salvation. O Christian, hast thou put thy confidence in the Man Christ Jesus? Hast thou placed thy reliance solely on Him? And art thou united with Him? Then believe that thou art united unto the God of heaven. Since to the Man Christ Jesus thou art brother, and holdest closest fellowship, thou art linked thereby with God the Eternal, and "the Ancient of days" is thy Father and thy friend. Didst thou ever consider the depth of love in the heart of Jehovah, when God the Father equipped His Son for the great enterprise of mercy? If not, be this thy day's meditation. The Father sent Him! Contemplate that subject. Think how Jesus works what the Father wills. In the wounds of the dying Saviour see the love of the great I AM. Let every thought of Jesus be also connected with the Eternal, ever-blessed God, for "It pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He hath put Him to grief."

Your refuge, Spurgeon's Daily Devotinal

"Your refuge from the avenger of blood."
Joshua 20:3

It is said that in the land of Canaan, cities of refuge were so arranged, that any man might reach one of them within half a day at the utmost. Even so the word of our salvation is near to us; Jesus is a present Saviour, and the way to Him is short; it is but a simple renunciation of our own merit, and a laying hold of Jesus, to be our all in all. With regard to the roads to the city of refuge, we are told that they were strictly preserved, every river was bridged, and every obstruction removed, so that the man who fled might find an easy passage to the city. Once a year the elders went along the roads and saw to their order, so that nothing might impede the flight of any one, and cause him, through delay, to be overtaken and slain. How graciously do the promises of the gospel remove stumbling blocks from the way! Wherever there were by-roads and turnings, there were fixed up hand-posts, with the inscription upon them--"To the city of refuge!" This is a picture of the road to Christ Jesus. It is no roundabout road of the law; it is no obeying this, that, and the other; it is a straight road: "Believe, and live." It is a road so hard, that no self-righteous man can ever tread it, but so easy, that every sinner, who knows himself to be a sinner may by it find his way to heaven. No sooner did the man-slayer reach the outworks of the city than he was safe; it was not necessary for him to pass far within the walls, but the suburbs themselves were sufficient protection. Learn hence, that if you do but touch the hem of Christ's garment, you shall be made whole; if you do but lay hold upon him with "faith as a grain of mustard seed," you are safe.

"A little genuine grace ensures
The death of all our sins."

Only waste no time, loiter not by the way, for the avenger of blood is swift of foot; and it may be he is at your heels at this still hour of eventide.

Spurgeon's Daily Devotional: Romans 8:12

"Therefore, brethren, we are debtors."
Romans 8:12

As God's creatures, we are all debtors to Him: to obey Him with all our body, and soul, and strength. Having broken His commandments, as we all have, we are debtors to His justice, and we owe to Him a vast amount which we are not able to pay. But of the Christian it can be said that he does not owe God's justice anything, for Christ has paid the debt His people owed; for this reason the believer owes the more to love. I am a debtor to God's grace and forgiving mercy; but I am no debtor to His justice, for He will never accuse me of a debt already paid. Christ said, "It is finished!" and by that He meant, that whatever His people owed was wiped away for ever from the book of remembrance. Christ, to the uttermost, has satisfied divine justice; the account is settled; the handwriting is nailed to the cross; the receipt is given, and we are debtors to God's justice no longer. But then, because we are not debtors to our Lord in that sense, we become ten times more debtors to God than we should have been otherwise. Christian, pause and ponder for a moment. What a debtor thou art to divine sovereignty! How much thou owest to His disinterested love, for He gave His own Son that He might die for thee. Consider how much you owe to His forgiving grace, that after ten thousand affronts He loves you as infinitely as ever. Consider what you owe to His power; how He has raised you from your death in sin; how He has preserved your spiritual life; how He has kept you from falling; and how, though a thousand enemies have beset your path, you have been able to hold on your way. Consider what you owe to His immutability. Though you have changed a thousand times, He has not changed once. Thou art as deep in debt as thou canst be to every attribute of God. To God thou owest thyself, and all thou hast--yield thyself as a living sacrifice, it is but thy reasonable service.

You must do what it says.

James 1:22-25 (NLT) "But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don't obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don't forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it."

Hebrews 9:22 Without the shedding of blood is no remission.

"Without the shedding of blood is no remission."
Hebrews 9:22

This is the voice of unalterable truth. In none of the Jewish ceremonies were sins, even typically, removed without blood- shedding. In no case, by no means can sin be pardoned without atonement. It is clear, then, that there is no hope for me out of Christ; for there is no other blood-shedding which is worth a thought as an atonement for sin. Am I, then, believing in Him? Is the blood of His atonement truly applied to my soul? All men are on a level as to their need of Him. If we be never so moral, generous, amiable, or patriotic, the rule will not be altered to make an exception for us. Sin will yield to nothing less potent than the blood of Him whom God hath set forth as a propitiation. What a blessing that there is the one way of pardon! Why should we seek another?

Persons of merely formal religion cannot understand how we can rejoice that all our sins are forgiven us for Christ's sake. Their works, and prayers, and ceremonies, give them very poor comfort; and well may they be uneasy, for they are neglecting the one great salvation, and endeavouring to get remission without blood. My soul, sit down, and behold the justice of God as bound to punish sin; see that punishment all executed upon thy Lord Jesus, and fall down in humble joy, and kiss the dear feet of Him whose blood has made atonement for thee. It is in vain when conscience is aroused to fly to feelings and evidences for comfort: this is a habit which we learned in the Egypt of our legal bondage. The only restorative for a guilty conscience is a sight of Jesus suffering on the cross. "The blood is the life thereof," says the Levitical law, and let us rest assured that it is the life of faith and joy and every other holy grace.

"Oh! how sweet to view the flowing
Of my Saviour's precious blood;
With divine assurance knowing
He has made my peace with God."

Can this nation be saved from itself? Do you know why God's protection has been removed from this nation?

I have published several lessons on this but I know another great person who can tell you much more and this should be a must read for everyone, especially for those in our government. This book is by Jonathan Cahn and is called "The Harbinger". As I said this is a must read for all of you who want to know why this nation is in the trouble it is in now. Right now we (this nation) are following in the footsteps of ancient Israel that caused its destruction as a nation so long ago. Ancient Israel had a series of specific omens and signs warning of destruction and these same nine Harbingers are now showing itself in America. At this instant, right now these same warning of destruction will have profound ramifications for your future, America's future and end-time prophecy.

Everything that is happing in America now from 9/11 to the stock market collapse of 2008 and more will be revealed. If you want to save this country then I strongly suggest that you read this book. This is right out of scripture from the book of Isaiah. Can this nation be saved? If we heed the Lord yes this nation can be saved. I cannot stress it enough, please read " The Harbinger." It can be found in most book stores or any place that books are sold and on Amazon.com. 

They sing sing in the ways of the Lord. Spurgeon's Daily Devotional

"They shall sing in the ways of the Lord."
Psalm 138:5

The time when Christians begin to sing in the ways of the Lord is when they first lose their burden at the foot of the Cross. Not even the songs of the angels seem so sweet as the first song of rapture which gushes from the inmost soul of the forgiven child of God. You know how John Bunyan describes it. He says when poor Pilgrim lost his burden at the Cross, he gave three great leaps, and went on his way singing--

"Blest Cross! blest Sepulchre! blest rather be
The Man that there was put to shame for me!"

Believer, do you recollect the day when your fetters fell off? Do you remember the place when Jesus met you, and said, "I have loved thee with an everlasting love; I have blotted out as a cloud thy transgressions, and as a thick cloud thy sins; they shall not be mentioned against thee any more for ever." Oh! what a sweet season is that when Jesus takes away the pain of sin. When the Lord first pardoned my sin, I was so joyous that I could scarce refrain from dancing. I thought on my road home from the house where I had been set at liberty, that I must tell the stones in the street the story of my deliverance. So full was my soul of joy, that I wanted to tell every snow-flake that was falling from heaven of the wondrous love of Jesus, who had blotted out the sins of one of the chief of rebels. But it is not only at the commencement of the Christian life that believers have reason for song; as long as they live they discover cause to sing in the ways of the Lord, and their experience of His constant lovingkindness leads them to say, "I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth." See to it, brother, that thou magnifiest the Lord this day.

"Long as we tread this desert land,
New mercies shall new songs demand."