Saturday, April 28, 2012

It is strange how little use we make of the spiritual blessings which God gives us, but it is stranger still how little use we make of God himself.


May we more often sit with our Lord and talk, here is a 'Spurgeon Devotion' to encourage us to do this more often! 
 
Spurgeon’s Morning, April 27

   "God, even our own God."
  Psalm 67:6

   It is strange how little use we make of the spiritual blessings which
   God gives us, but it is stranger still how little use we make of God
   himself. Though he is "our own God," we apply ourselves but little to
   him, and ask but little of him. How seldom do we ask counsel at the
   hands of the Lord! How often do we go about our business, without
   seeking his guidance! In our troubles how constantly do we strive to
   bear our burdens ourselves, instead of casting them upon the Lord, that
   he may sustain us! This is not because we may not, for the Lord seems
   to say, "I am thine, soul, come and make use of me as thou wilt; thou
   mayst freely come to my store, and the oftener the more welcome." It is
   our own fault if we make not free with the riches of our God. Then,
   since thou hast such a friend, and he invites thee, draw from him
   daily. Never want whilst thou hast a God to go to; never fear or faint
   whilst thou hast God to help thee; go to thy treasure and take whatever
   thou needest--there is all that thou canst want. Learn the divine skill
   of making God all things to thee. He can supply thee with all, or,
   better still, he can be to thee instead of all. Let me urge thee, then,
   to make use of thy God. Make use of him in prayer. Go to him often,
   because he is thy God. O, wilt thou fail to use so great a privilege?
   Fly to him, tell him all thy wants. Use him constantly by faith at all
   times. If some dark providence has beclouded thee, use thy God as a
   "sun;" if some strong enemy has beset thee, find in Jehovah a "shield,"
   for he is a sun and shield to his people. If thou hast lost thy way in
   the mazes of life, use him as a "guide," for he will direct thee.
   Whatever thou art, and wherever thou art, remember God is just what
   thou wantest, and just where thou wantest, and that he can do all thou
   wantest.
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012

O the deep, deep love of Jesus! Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me!
Underneath me, all around me,
Is the current of Your love
Leading onward, leading homeward
To Your glorious rest above!

O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
Spread His praise from shore to shore,
How His love is never-ending,
And it changes nevermore;
How He watches o’er His loved ones,
Died to call them all His own;
How for them He’s interceding,
Watching o’er them from the throne.

O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
Love of ev’ry love the best:
‘Tis an ocean vast of blessing,
‘Tis a haven sweet of rest.
O the deep, deep love of Jesus!
‘Tis a heav’n of heav’ns to me;
And it lifts me up to glory,
With You evermore to be.