DEVOTION for March 15th Written and calendared by Charles Haddon. Spurgeon
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PRAYER 12. Part 6 of 10: ON HOLY GROUND;
ANECDOTE 227 The Patience of God
FAITH’S CHECKBOOK: GOD IS A SANCTUARY —Ezekiel 11:16
MORNING: “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” —2 Timothy 2:1
EVENING: "He did it with all his heart and prospered." —2 Chronicles 31:21
A SINNER'S PRAYER:
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PRAYER 12. Part 6 of 10
ON HOLY GROUND.
Thy people breathe [pray] to Thee, out of their very hearts the prayer that Thou mayest [may] reign over us without a rival [compromise].
O Savior, use for Thyself what Thou hast [have] bought with blood, and drive out the enemy, and let no power have any dominion [authority] over us except the power of Thy good Spirit which worketh [works] righteousness and peace.
[In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ] Amen.
(Complete Prayer attached in e-mail: PRAYER 12.doc)
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ANECDOTE 227 The Patience of God.
They said of [Thomas] Cranmer that he was more than ready to forgive, for he always returned good for evil. It was a common saying, “Do my Lord of Canterbury an ill turn, and he will be your friend as long as you live.”
That was fine; but my lord of Canterbury was nothing in gentleness compared with the Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
The holy [Robert] Leighton, also was of such a gentle spirit that one day when he went out for a walk and came back he could not get into his own house, for it was locked up, and his servant had gone away for a day’s fishing without leave or notice. All the good man said was, “ John, next time you go fishing, please to let me know, or at least leave me the key, so that I may open the door.” That was all. If even men have come up to such a degree of patience, much more will you find long-suffering God.
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FAITH’S CHECKBOOK March 15 GOD IS A SANCTUARY C.H. Spurgeon 1834-1892
—Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come —Ezekiel 11:16
—Por tanto di: Asi ha dicho el Señor Jehova: Aunque los he echado lejos entre las gentes, y los he esparcido por las tierras, con todo eso les seré por un pequeño santuario en las tierras a donde llegaren —Ezequiel 11:16
Banished from the public means of grace, we are not removed from the grace of the means .
The Lord who places His people where they feel as exiles will Himself be with them, and be to them all that they could have had at home, in the place of ]just like] their solemn assemblies.
Take this to yourselves, O ye who are called to wander! God is to His people a place of refuge. They find sanctuary with Him from every adversary. He is their place of worship too. He is with them as with Jacob when he slept in the open field, and rising, said,
“Surely God was in this place.”
Sing-along, won’t you?
Surely the Presence of the Lord is in This Place - The Woodlands United Methodist Church Chancel Choir Woodlands, TX
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https://youtu.be/c6ZOVBYxBJk
To them also He will be a sanctuary of quiet, like the Holy of Holies, which was the noiseless abode of the Eternal. They shall be quiet [at peace] from fear of evil. God Himself, in Christ Jesus, is the sanctuary of mercy. The ark of the covenant is the Lord Jesus, and Aaron’s rod, the pot of manna, the tables of the law, all are in Christ our sanctuary. In God we find the shrine of holiness and of communion. What more do we need? O Lord, fulfill this promise and be ever to us as a little [completely sufficient] sanctuary!
Prayer: Thank you, Lord, that You , “will be to us as a little sanctuary in the countries where we shall come.”
Please bestow this upon us in Jesus name, Amen
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MORNING March 15
“Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” -2 Timothy 2:1
-PUES tú, hijo mío, esfuérzate en la gracia que es en Cristo Jesús -2 Timoteo 2:1
CHRIST [JESUS] has grace without measure in Himself, but He has not retained it for Himself. As the reservoir empties itself into the pipes, so Christ has emptied out His grace for His people.
"Of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace."
He seems to have [grace] only in order to dispense to us. He stands like the fountain, always flowing, but only running in order to supply the empty pitchers and the thirsty lips which draw from it.
Like a tree, He bears sweet fruit, not to hang on boughs [limbs], but to be gathered by those who need.
Grace, whether its work be to pardon, to cleanse, to preserve, to strengthen, to enlighten, to quicken, or to restore, is ever to be had from Him freely and without price; nor is there one form of the work of grace that He has not bestowed [freely given] on His people.
As the blood of the body, though flowing from the heart, belongs equally to every member [of the body] , so the influences of grace are the inheritance of every saint united to the Lamb.
Herein is a sweet communion between Christ and His Church, inasmuch as they both receive the same grace.
Christ is the head upon which the oil is first poured, but the same oil runs to the very skirts [ends] of the garments, so that the meanest [least] saint has an unction of the same costly moisture that fell on the head.
This is true communion when the sap of grace flows from the stem to the branch, and when it is perceived that the stem itself is sustained by the same nourishment that feeds the branch.
As we day by day receive grace from Jesus, and more constantly recognize it as coming from Him, we shall behold Him in communion with us, and enjoy the felicity [happiness] of communion with Him.
We shall Behold Him by Sandi Patti Behold HIM, won’t you?
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Let us make daily use of our riches, and ever repair [return] to Him as to our own Lord in covenant, taking from Him the supply of all we need with as much boldness as men take money from their own purse [wallet].
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EVENING March 15
"He did it with all his heart and prospered." —2 Chronicles 31:21
-Hízolo de todo corazón, y fué prosperado —2 Crónicas 31:21
THIS is no unusual occurrence. It is the general rule of the moral universe that those men prosper who do their work with all their hearts, while those are almost certain to fail who go to their labor leaving half their heart behind them [half-heartedly].
God does not give harvests to idle men except harvests of thistles [weeds], nor is He pleased to send wealth to those who will not dig in the field to find its hidden treasure.
It is said universally that if a man would prosper, he must be diligent in business. It is the same in religion [trusting the Lord Jesus] as it is in other things. If you would prosper in your work for Jesus, let it be heart work, and let it be done with all your heart.
Put as much force, energy, heartiness, and earnestness into religion [Sacred things] as you do into business, for it deserves far more. The Holy Spirit helps our infirmities, but He does not encourage our idleness; He loves active believers.
Who are the most useful men in the Christian church?
The men who do what they undertake for God with all their hearts.
Who are the most successful Sunday-school teachers? The most talented?
No; the most zealous.
The men whose hearts are on fire, those are the men who see their Lord riding forth prosperously in the majesty of His salvation
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Whole-heartedness shows itself in perseverance [never giving up]. There may be failure at first, but the earnest worker will say,
"It is the Lord's work, and it must be done; my Lord has bidden me to do it, and in His strength I will accomplish it."
Christian, are you serving your Master with all your heart? Remember the earnestness of Jesus! Think what heart work was His! He could say,
"Zeal for Your house [people] has consumed me."
When He sweat great drops of blood, it was no light burden He had to carry on those blessed shoulders; and when He poured out His heart, it was no weak effort He was making for the salvation of His people.
Was Jesus in earnest, and are we lukewarm?
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A SINNER’S PRAYER: … FOR WHOSOEVER: [One and all]
Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21
Call on the name of the Lord Jesus and be saved … pray like this, won’t you?
“Lord Jesus, I’m a lost sinner and without You I am hopeless. I can’t save myself. Without your death on the cross for my sin debt I would be condemned to spend eternity condemned to Hell. I have been self-centered from birth. Please forgive me.
I realize that doing my best, being as good as possible, or being better than other people can never save me. . I’m guilty and sorry for each and every sin I have done and look to You to forgive me of them all.
I look to You, alone Lord Jesus to save me.
I call on You, Lord Jesus, right now to save me. You died on the cross for me, because of my sin and You say, “It shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Acts 2:21.
Right now, just as I am, I call on You, Lord Jesus to save me, I trust You, to be my Lord and Savior from now on.
Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You have forgiven me of all my sins. I ask You to abide in me and give me the desire to always follow You.
You paid the price for all of my sins by dying on the cross. Even the sins of the whole world.
Thank you, Lord Jesus that You loved me and died for me even before I was born and that You still love me now. I love You too.
Thank you, Heavenly Father, that You have called me away from sin and death into the Life everlasting in Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank You, Heavenly Father that you raised Jesus from the dead. He is ALIVE and in Him we are victorious over sin, death and the grave. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. [Holy Ghost, Comforter, Spirit of Truth]
Thank You for saving me heavenly Father. With all my heart, thank you Father for saving me in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Allow us to share the joy of your new birth with heaven. Won’t you? Heaven rejoices over each redeemed sinner. Luke 15:7
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You too can cast your cares on the Lord…
Call on Him. As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.. ...Psalm 55:16
Trust Him. Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass ... Psalm 37:5
Come to Him. Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.. Matthew 11:28
Give Him the burden. Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22]
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89 For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
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21For the prophecy [prophecies] came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter 1:21
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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
John 1:1
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VIDEO Explaining the explosion [over 100] of English Translations of the Holy BIBLE (Video)
In 1870, The Anglican Church of England passed a resolution to revise the English Bible. The New Testament revision committee which finally consisted of 25 scholars (though only about 16 eventually attended the meetings) which included Westcott and Hort. The committee worked for ten years in the Jerusalem chamber, and these two scholars swept the Revision Committee along with them after work commenced. In fact, the “Cambridge trio” (Westcott, Hort and Lightfoot) colluded with others to dominate the meetings with their views of the text and to defeat any who opposed them. Their *letters reveal this conspiracy:
* Letters from close relatives are quoted in the Inside Story above
The only voice defending the Textus Receptus was Dr Scrivener, probably the foremost scholar of the day in the manuscripts of the Greek New Testament and the history of the Text. But he was systematically outvoted by the Cambridge trio and outdone by Hort’s powerful debating skill. When the revision was completed, the revision committee had altered the Greek Text in 5,337 places,
thus violating the original rule that had been set for the committee of not altering the Greek Text unless absolutely necessary to do so.
Link above, for The complete Inside Story of Westcott and Hort.
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CONCLUSION
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Let the biblical story of Nadab and Abihu be a lesson to all:
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not. And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD. Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace. And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp. So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said. And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled” (Lev 10:1–6).
– Published in The Burning Bush, Volume 4 Number 1, January 1998
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For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven.
-Psalm 119:89 Authorized (King James) Version
33 For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.
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