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DEVOTION for March 6th by Charles Haddon. Spurgeon Also at: dailyspurgeon.com PRAYER 11, Part 7 of 10: UNDER THE BLOOD ANECDOTE 218 Conscience Needs Illumination. FAITH'S CHECKBOOK: March 6 GUARDIAN OF THE FATHERLESS; —Hosea 14:3 MORNING Ye [you] must [have to] be born again; —John 3:7 EVENING: Before destruction the heart of man is haughty. —Proverbs 18:12 A SINNER'S PRAYER: ________________________________________ PRAYER 11, Part 7 of 10 UNDER THE BLOOD [Dear Heavenly Father] Remember every one that calls Thee Father. May a Father’s love look on all the children. May the special need of each one be supplied; the special sorrow of each one be assuaged [eased]. May we be growing Christians, may we be working Christians, may we be perfected Christians, may we come to the fullness of the stature of men in Christ Jesus. Lord Jesus, Thou art a great pillar; in Thee doth all fullness dwell. ‘Thou didst [did] begin Thy life with filling the water-pots to the full; Thou didst [did] fill Simon Peter’s boat [with fish] until it began to sink; Thou didst [did] fill the house where Thy people were met together with the presence of the Holy Ghost; Thou dost [do] fill heaven; Thou wilt [will] surely fill all things; fill us, oh! fill us to-day with all the fullness of God, and make Thy people thus [therefore] joyful and strong, and gracious and heavenly! [In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ] Amen. (Attachement: PRAYER 11.doc) ________________________________________ ANECDOTE 218 Conscience Needs Illumination. I do not hesitate to say, that we all unwittingly [without knowing it] allow ourselves [to be] in practices, which clearer light would show to be sins. Even the best of men, have done this in the past. For instance, John Newton, in his trading for slaves in his early days, never seemed to have felt that there was any wrong in it; and Whitefield in accepting slaves for his orphanage in Georgia, never raised or dreamed of raising the question as to whether slavery was in itself sinful. Perhaps advancing light will show that many of the habits and customs of our present civilization are essentially bad, and our grandsons will wonder how we could have acted as we did. It may need centuries before the national conscience, or even the common Christian conscience, will be enlightened up to the true standard of right; and the individual man may need many a chastisement and rebuke from the Lord ere [before] he has fully discerned holiness between good and evil. ________________________________________ FAITH’S CHECKBOOK MARCH 6 GUARDIAN OF THE FATHERLESS C.H. Spurgeon -In thee the fatherless findeth [finds] mercy —Hosea 14:3 En ti el huerfano alcanzará misericordia —Oseas 14:3 This is an excellent reason for casting away all other confidences and relying upon the Lord alone. When a child is left without its natural protector, our God steps in and becomes his guardian: so, also when a man has lost every object of dependence, [everything he depends upon] he may cast himself upon the living God and find in Him all that he needs. Orphans are cast [thrown] upon the fatherhood of God, and He provides for them. The writer of these pages knows what it is to hang on the bare arm of God, and he [the writer] bears his willing witness that no trust is so well warranted by facts, or so sure to be rewarded by results, as trust in the invisible but ever living God. Some children who have fathers are not much the better off because of them, but the fatherless with God are rich. Better have God and no other friend than all the patrons on the earth and no God. To be bereaved of the creature [earthly father] is painful, but so long as the Lord remains the fountain of mercy to us, we are not truly orphaned. Prayer: [Dear Father] Let fatherless children plead the gracious word and let all who have been bereaved [suffered loss] of visible support do the same. Lord, let me find mercy in thee! The more needy and helpless I am, the more confidently do I appeal to thy loving heart. Thank you, Lord, that -In thee, the fatherless [orphan] findeth [finds] mercy —Thank You that in You there is always mercy to be found in Jesus’ name, Amen. ________________________________________ MORNING March 6 “Ye must be born again."—John 3:7 No te maravilles de que te dije: Os es necesario nacer otra vez. —Juan 3:7 REGENERATION is a subject that lies at the very basis of salvation, and we should be very diligent to take heed that we really are "born again," for there are many who fancy [imagine] they are, who are not. Be assured that the name of a Christian is not the nature of a Christian; and that being born in a Christian land and being recognized as professing the Christian religion is to no avail whatever, unless there be something more added to it —the being "born again" by the power of the Holy Spirit. To be "born again," is a matter so mysterious that human words cannot describe it. "The wind bloweth [blows] where it listeth [wants to], and thou hearest [hear] the sound thereof, but canst [can] not tell whence [from where] it cometh [comes] and whither [where] it goeth [goes]: so is every one that is born of the [Holy] Spirit." Nevertheless, it is a change which is known and felt: known by works of holiness, and felt by a gracious experience. This great work is supernatural. It is not an operation which a man performs for himself: [No!] …a new principle is infused, which works in the heart, renews the soul, and affects the entire man [person] . It is not a change of my name, but a renewal of my nature, so that I am not the one I used to be, but a new person in Christ Jesus. To wash and dress a corpse [dead body] is a far different thing from making it alive: man can do the one, God alone can do the other. If you have then, been "born again," your acknowledgment will be, “O Lord Jesus, the everlasting Father, You are my spiritual Parent; unless Your Spirit had breathed into me the breath of a new, holy, and spiritual life, I had been [I would be] to this day 'dead in trespasses and sins.' My heavenly life is wholly derived [comes completely] from You, [and] to You I ascribe [attribute and dedicate] it. 'My life is hid with Christ in God.' It is no longer I who live, …but [Jesus] Christ who lives in me." May the Lord enable us to be well assured on this vital point, for to be unregenerate is to be unsaved, unpardoned, without God, and without hope. ________________________________________ EVENING March 6 "Before destruction, the heart of man is *haughty." —Proverbs 18:12 Antes del quebrantamiento, se eleva el corazón del hombre —Proverbios 18:12 IT is an old and common saying, that "coming events cast their shadows before them." The wise man teaches us that a *haughty heart is the prophetic prelude of evil. Pride [in a person] is as safely the sign of destruction as the change of mercury in the weatherglass [barometer] is the sign of rain; and far more infallibly so than that. When men have ridden the high horse, destruction has always overtaken them. Let [King] David's aching heart show that there is an eclipse of a man's glory when he doats [brags] upon his own greatness. (2 Samuel 24:10). See Nebuchadnezzar, the mighty builder of Babylon, creeping on the earth [crawling on the ground], devouring [eating] grass like oxen, until his [finger] nails had grown like bird's claws, and his hair like eagle's feathers (Dan. 4:33). Pride made the boaster [the bragging one] a beast, as once before it made an angel [into] a devil. God hates high looks, [a conceited nose in the air] and never fails to bring them down. All the arrows of God are aimed at proud hearts. 0 Christian, is your heart *haughty this evening? For pride can get into the Christian's heart as well as into the sinner's; it can delude him into dreaming that he is "rich and increased in goods, and has need of nothing." Are you glorying in your graces or your talents? Are you proud of yourself, that you have had holy frames [moments] and sweet experiences? Mark you, [take note] reader, there is a destruction coming to you also. Your [bragging about and] flaunting poppies [flowers] of self-conceit will be pulled up by the roots, your mushroom graces will wither in the burning heat, and your self-sufficiency will become as straw for the dunghill [absorbing the filth where excrement is dumped]. If we forget to live at the foot of the cross in deepest lowliness of spirit, God will not forget to make us smart [punish us] under His rod [instrument of discipline]. A destruction will come to you, 0 unduly exalted believer, the destruction of your joys and of your comforts, though there can be no destruction of your soul. Wherefore, "He that glorieth, [glories] let him glory in the Lord." ____________________________________ 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 The John Mark Publishing Company, P.O. Box 21, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693, U.S.A. or e-mail: dailyspurgeon@aol.com. Write us, won’t you? 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. 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