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(v2) When I go
(v2) What I think
(v3) What I do
(v4) What I say
His Knowledge = too high
Ps 139:1-6
(Spurgeon's
Note)
(See
Perfect in Knowledge)
"There never was a
time in which we were unknown to God, and there never will be a moment in
which we shall be beyond His observation...This
is a fact to be remembered every moment: sitting down to consider, or
rising up to act, we are still seen, known, and read by Jehovah our
Lord...Though
Thou shouldst give but a glance at my heart, and see me as one sees a
passing meteor moving afar, yet Thou wouldst by that glimpse sum up all
the meanings of my soul, so transparent is everything to Thy piercing
glance....The
Lord judges our active life and our quiet life; he discriminates our
action and our repose, and marks that in them which is good and also that
which is evil. There is chaff in all our wheat, and the Lord divides them
with unerring precision...This
should fill us with awe, so that we sin not; with courage, so that we fear
not; with delight, so that we mourn not....Behind
us there is God recording our sins, or in grace blotting out the
remembrance of them; and before us there is God foreknowing all our deeds,
and providing for all our wants. We cannot turn back and so escape Him,
for He is behind; we cannot go forward and outmarch Him, for He is before...Shall
we not alter the figure, and say that our heavenly Father has folded His
arms around us, and caressed us with His hand? It is even so with those
who are by faith the children of the Most High...Such
knowledge not only surpasses my comprehension, but even my imagination....Mount
as I may, this truth is too lofty for my mind. It seems to be always above
me, even when I soar into the loftiest regions of spiritual thought. Is
it not so with every attribute of God? Can we attain to any idea of
His power, His wisdom, His holiness? Our mind has no line with which to
measure the Infinite. " (CHS)
Infinite in
understanding
Ps 147:5
(Spurgeon's
note)
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attribute or click for more information |
(Click 12
hymns= Gods strength)
(Click
9 hymns= Gods power)
(Click
30+ hymns= God Creator)
(See
God is Able)
Ge 18:14
"Is
anything
too
difficult for the
LORD?
Nothing is too difficult for Jehovah
What impossible situation or task are you facing today? Ask yourself this
question: Is it too difficult for God? Run to the Rock that is higher than
you & take refuge in His tower of strength (Ps 61:2-3
Read
Spurgeon's devotional).
Cry out to the God of the impossible & rest in His perfect wisdom, timing
& power.
The omnipotent God is your Source of strength - "You cannot serve
Him in your strength. You can only serve Him in the strength He gives as
you need it. Here, take the bread, take the fish, and feed the thousands.
Never say that it is not enough (Mt 14:17)" The omnipotent One "will multiply both the bread and the
fish as it is broken and consumed. There will be more than you need. "
(CHS)
Jer 32:17
'Ah
Lord
GOD!
Behold, Thou hast
made the
heavens & the
earth by Thy
great
power & by
Thy outstretched
arm!
Nothing is
too
difficult for Thee
(Read Spurgeon's devotional)
Cf
"Is
the
LORD'S
power
limited ?"Now
you shall
see whether My
word will
come
true for you
or not."
Nu 11:23
(Read
Spurgeon's devotional)
"I
know that Thou
can do
all
things & that
no
purpose of Thine can be
thwarted.
Job 42:2
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PRESENT EVERYWHERE
ALL OF GOD
ALL THE TIME |
(See
The Lord is With Us)
The
eyes of the
LORD are in
every
place,
watching the
evil & the
good.
Pr 15:3
(Click
here for every use of the phrase "the eyes of the
LORD" in the NASB)
God is everywhere all the time for as
the psalmist says
"He will not allow your foot to slip. He who keeps you will not slumber."
(Ps 121:3)
Spurgeon remarks "A
present God! I cannot suggest a theme to make you more courageous. You
will find it exceedingly helpful and comforting to discover God in the
unimportant things. You will find it exceedingly
helpful and comforting to discover God in the unimportant things. If we
had a God for only great things and not also for little things, we would
be miserable. Blessed be our heavenly Father. He that wings an angel,
guides a sparrow. He that rolls a world along, molds a tear and marks its
track when it trickles from your eye."
"Can a
man
hide himself in
hiding
places so I do not
see him?"
declares
Jehovah. "Do I not
fill the
heavens and the
earth?"
declares
Jehovah
Jer 23:23-24
Ps 139:7
139:8
139:9
139:10
139:11
139:12
(Spurgeon's
Note)
Spurgeon adds that "the Puritans
believed in an ever-present
God. Oh to be able to feel God everywhere, in the little as
well as the great, in our rising up and our sitting down, in our going out
and our coming in. I cannot imagine a life more blessed or a spirit more
related to the spirit of the glorified than the mind and heart of the
person who lives in God, who knows and feels that
God is ever-present. If
you are in personal danger, or in the midst of a storm, or facing illness,
and if you hear a voice saying, “Surely the Lord is in this place”
(Ge 28:16)
you will be perfectly at rest." (See
Note)
"The
God Who
made the
world &
all
things in it, since He is
Lord of
heaven &
earth, does not
dwell in
temples
made with
hands
Acts 17:24
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|
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NO BEGINNING & END & NOT CONFINED TO
TIME |
(See
Everlasting)
God's
Testimony
'Indeed,
I
lift up My
hand to
heaven, &
say,
as I
live
forever
Dt 32:40
For
thus
says the
high &
exalted One Who
lives
forever, whose
name is
Holy, "I
dwell on a
high and
holy place & also with the
contrite &
lowly of
spirit in order to
revive the
spirit of the
lowly & to
revive the
heart of the
contrite.
Isa 57:15
Man's Testimony
"But at the end of that period I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward
heaven, and my reason returned to me, and I blessed the Most High and
praised and honored Him Who
lives forever; for His dominion is an everlasting
dominion, and His kingdom
endures from generation to generation."
Da 4:34
"The
eternal God is a
dwelling place, and underneath are the
everlasting arms;
and He drove out the enemy from before you, And said, 'Destroy!' (Dt 33:27)
(Spurgeon's
Note)
Abraham
planted a
tamarisk
tree at
Beersheba, and
there he
called on the
name of the
Jehovah
the
Everlasting
God.
(El
Olam =
God of Eternity)
Ge 21:33
Do you not
know ? Have you not
heard ?
The
Everlasting
God,
the
LORD, the
Creator of the
ends of the
earth does not
become
weary or
tired. His
understanding is
inscrutable.
Isa 40:28
Ps 90:1-2
Lord,
Thou have
been our
dwelling
place in
all
generations.
Before the
mountains were
born or Thou
gave
birth to the
earth & the
world, Even from
everlasting to
everlasting, Thou are
God.
(Click
Spurgeon's note)
"I
am the Alpha & the
Omega,"
says the
Lord
God, "Who is &
Who was & Who is to
come, the
Almighty."
Rev 1:8
BEFORE
ALL TIME
To the
only
God our
Savior,
through
Jesus
Christ our
Lord, be
glory,
majesty,
dominion &
authority,
before
all
time &
now &
forever.
Amen.
Jude 25
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(Click
13 hymns=God unchanging)
(See
I Change Not)
Heaven
& earth will perish BUT He is ever the same &
His years will not end.
"Of
old Thou
founded the
earth & the
heavens are the
work of Thy
hands.
Even they will
perish, but Thou dost
endure &
all of them will
wear out like a
garment like
clothing Thou will
change them & they will be
changed. But Thou art the
same & Thy
years will not
come to an
end.
Ps 102:25-27
"Thou art the same...God, the same in essence & nature, the same in will &
purpose, Thou dost change all other things as Thou pleaseth; but Thou art
immutable in every respect..."
(Spurgeon)
God does not change
For I, the
LORD, do not
change; therefore you, O
sons of
Jacob, are not
consumed.
Malachi 3:6
"It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there is One
whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never alter, and on whose
brow mutability can make no furrows...The delight which the mariner feels,
when, after having been tossed about for many a day, he steps again upon
the solid shore, is the satisfaction of a Christian when, amidst all the
changes of this troublous life, he rests the foot of his faith upon this
truth-"I am the Lord, I change not." The stability which the anchor gives
the ship when it has at last obtained a hold-fast, is like that which the
Christian's hope affords him when it fixes itself upon this glorious
truth. With God "is no variableness, neither shadow of turning." What ever
his attributes were of old, they are now ...He has ever been the refuge of
His people, their stronghold in the day of trouble, and He is their sure
Helper still. He is unchanged in his love. He has loved his people with
"an everlasting love"; he loves them now as much as ever he did, and when
all earthly things shall have melted in the last conflagration, his love
will still wear the dew of its youth. Precious is the assurance that He
changes not! The wheel of providence revolves, but its axle is eternal
love." (Spurgeon's
full
devotional)
Are you riding on storm tossed seas today? Then cast your anchor onto the
Solid Rock of the glorious truth that His character changeth not - He was
the refuge for David & He can be your Refuge from the storm (Isa 25:4)
your stronghold in the day of trouble (Nah 1:7).
Why? Because....Jesus
Christ is the
same yesterday &
today &
forever.
Heb 13:8
God does not vary
Every
good
thing
bestowed &
every
perfect
gift is from
above,
coming
down from the
Father of
lights, with
Whom
there is
no
variation
or
shifting
shadow.
(Js 1:17,
cf
Ro 11:29)
"Ancient of Days"(Da 7:22)
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beyond our
understanding
(click
note) |
Man
cannot plumb the depths or limits of God
Can you
discover the
depths of
God? Can you
discover the
limits of the
Almighty?
Job 11:7
"Behold, these are the fringes of
His ways; And how faint a word we hear of Him! But His mighty thunder, who
can understand?"
Job 26:14
Spurgeon
"Every
affliction is timed and measured. Every comfort is sent with a loving
thoughtfulness that makes it precious. The Divine Mind exercises great
thoughtfulness toward the Lord’s chosen. Nothing happens as the result of
a remorseless fate. All your circumstances are ordered in wisdom by a
living, thoughtful, and loving God. Our heavenly Father knows what He is
doing. Even when His way appears to be involved and complicated and we
cannot untangle the threads, the Lord sees all things clearly. His breadth
exceeds the range of our vision; His depth baffles our profoundest
thought."
God's wisdom & knowledge are deep
- His
Judgments unsearchable
His ways unfathomable
There must always be about the
glorious Lord that is incomprehensible, and it is not for us to doubt
because we cannot understand, but rather humbly to bow before His awesome
presence in Whose verb hand is our breath.
Oh, the
depth of the
riches
both of the
wisdom &
knowledge of
God !
How
unsearchable are His
judgments &
unfathomable His
ways !
Ro 11:33
|
depends on nothing for
His
existence
|
God
said to
Moses, "I
AM
WHO I
AM " & He
said,
"Thus you shall
say to the
sons of
Israel, 'I
AM has
sent me to you."
Ex 3:14
Father has life in Himself
Son has life in Himself
"For
just as the
Father
has
life in
Himself,
even
so He
gave to the
Son
also to
have
life in
Himself;
Jn 5:26
|
brings about
His
will
wITHOUT help |
"If I were
hungry I would not
tell you, for the
world is Mine, &
all it
contains
Ps 50:12
(Spurgeon's
note)
God does not need anything - we cannot give Him
anything that is not already His. To obey is better than sacrifice.
"The
God who
made the
world and
all
things in it, since He is
Lord of
heaven &
earth, does not
dwell in
temples
made with
hands
nor is He
served by
human
hands as though He
needed
anything, since He
Himself
gives to
all people
life &
breath &
all
things."
Acts 17:24-25
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no limits & |
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The
Heavens cannot contain
|
"But will
God
indeed
dwell on the
earth?
Behold,
heaven & the
highest
heaven
cannot
contain Thee.
How
much
less
this
house
which I have
built !
1Ki 8:27
Thus says JEHOVAH "Heaven is My
throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where then is a house you could
build for Me? And where is a place that I may rest?
Isa 66:1
Great is JEHOVAH &
highly to be
praised, & His
greatness is
unsearchable
Ps 145:3
"Worship
should be somewhat like its object --Great praise for a great God.
Praise
may be said to be great when the song contains great matter, when the
hearts producing it are intensely fervent, and when large numbers unite in
the grand acclaim. No chorus is too loud, no orchestra too large, no psalm
too lofty for the lauding of the Lord of Hosts...
Song should be founded upon search; hymns composed without thought are of
no worth, and tunes upon which no pains have been spent are beneath the
dignity of divine adoration. Yet when we meditate most, and search most
studiously we shall still find ourselves surrounded with unknowable
wonders, which will baffle all attempts to sing them worthily. The best
adoration of the Unsearchable is to own Him to be so, and close the
eyes in reverence before the excessive light of His glory. Not all the
minds of all the centuries shall suffice to search out the unsearchable
riches of God; He is past finding out; and, therefore, His deserved
praise is still above and beyond all that we can render to Him. (Spurgeon's
note)
God "Who
does great & unsearchable things, Wonders without number.
Job 5:9
God "Who does great things, unfathomable, & wondrous works without
number."
Job 9:10
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Above creation |
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ExistS totally apart from His creation |
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God's ways & thoughts are higher
than mans |
"For My
thoughts are not your
thoughts,
nor are your
ways My
ways,"
declares the
LORD "For as the
heavens are
higher
than the
earth,
so are My
ways
higher
than your
ways & My
thoughts
than your
thoughts.
Isa 55:8
55:9
(Spurgeon
note)
"It is He who sits above the vault
of the earth & its inhabitants are like grasshoppers, Who stretches out
the heavens like a curtain & spreads them out like a tent to dwell in."
Isa 40:22
Many, O LORD my God, are the wonders which Thou hast done, & Thy thoughts
toward us. There is none to compare with Thee. If I would declare & speak
of them, they would be too numerous to count.
Ps 40:5
(Spurgeon
note)
The
LORD is
high
above
all
nations. His
glory is
above the
heavens. Who
is like Jehovah our
God, Who is
enthroned on
high?
Ps113:4
113:5
(Spurgeon
on v4,
on v5)
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He is in total control & is
Totally supreme |
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God
does whatever he pleases |
(Click
40+ hymns= God as King)
(See
The Most High Rules)
Whatever the
LORD
pleases, He
does, in
heaven & in
earth, in the
seas & in
all
deeps
Ps 135:6
(Spurgeon's
note)
Let all the earth fear Jehovah.
Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him. For He spoke &
it was done. He commanded & it stood fast. Jehovah nullifies the counsel
of the nations. He frustrates the plans of the peoples. The counsel of
Jehovah stands forever; the plans of His heart from generation to
generation.
Ps 38:8
33:9
10
11
(Spurgeon
v10
v 11)
He
works
all
things
after the
counsel of
His will
Eph 1:11
His Purpose Will Be Established & He will accomplish
all His good pleasure - what He begins He brings to fruition because He is
in total control
"Remember the
former
things
long
past, for I am
God, &
there is
no
other. I am
God & there is
no
one
like Me,
declaring the
end from the
beginning & from
ancient
times things
which have not been
done,
saying, 'My
purpose will be
established & I will
accomplish
all My
good
pleasure. Calling a bird of prey from the
east (Cyrus the king) the man of My purpose from a far country.
Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it,
surely I will do it."
Isa 46:9
10
11
Spurgeon:
"World
events are not tangled, confused, or perplexing to God...Jehovah’s power
is apparent, from the least to the greatest, for God is in all and rules
all. He guides the grain of dust in the March wind and the planets in
their immeasurable pathways. He steers each drop of spray beaten back from
the face of the rock. He leads the north
star
God is the dictator of destinies. He appoints both the ideas and the end.
He is the King of kings
ruling rulers and guiding counselors. He is the same in the crash of
battle or in the hush of peace. He is the same in famine or in the joy of
an abundant harvest. He is Lord. He does according to His will, not only
in heaven but among the inhabitants of this lower world. The storm may
rage, but all is well, for our Captain is the governor of storms. He who
trod the waves of the Galilean lake is at the helm, and at His command
winds and waves are quiet
(Mt
14:27).
Courage, dear friend. The Lord,
the ever-merciful, has appointed every moment of sorrow and every pang of
suffering. If He ordains the number ten, it can never rise to eleven, nor
should you desire that it shrink to nine. The Lord’s time is best. The
span of your life is measured to a hair’s width. Restless soul, God
ordains all, so let the Lord have His way.
El Elyon (notes)
"the
Most
High is
ruler over the
realm of
mankind &
bestows it on
whomever He
wishes.'
Da 4:32b
(cf
Da 5:21a
21b)
Does
according to His will in host of heaven & among inhabitants of the earth
"All the
inhabitants of the
earth are
accounted as
nothing, but He
does
according to His
will in the
host of
heaven & among the
inhabitants of
earth &
no one can
ward
off His
hand Or
say to Him,
'What have You
done?'
Da 4:35
Nebuchadnezzar
testifies to God's sovereignty: "Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise,
exalt, and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His
ways just, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride."
Da 4:37
His Sovereignty is exemplified by
El Elyon -- God Most High
Gen 14,
Ps 91:1, et al
(See
Names of God)
|
|
MORALLY
excellent
Perfect |
(Click
11 hymns= God is Holy)
(See
The Holy One)
"Who is
like Thee among the
gods, O
LORD?
Who is
like Thee
majestic in
holiness,
awesome in
praises,
working
wonders?
Ex 15:11
"Holy,
Holy,
Holy is the
LORD of
hosts. The
whole
earth is
full of His
glory."
Isa 6:3
(See
Torrey's Topic)
You shall be
holy, for I the
LORD your
God am
holy.
Lev 19:2
For the
Mighty
One has
done
great
things for me &
holy is His
name.
Luke 1:49
God does not do
anything wrong
Therefore,
listen to me, you
men of
understanding.
Far be it from
God to do
wickedness & from the
Almighty to do
wrong.
Job 34:10
"The
Rock ! His
work is
perfect, for
all His
ways are
just; a
God of
faithfulness &
without
injustice,
Righteous &
upright is He.
Dt 32:4
Thy
righteousness is an
everlasting
righteousness & Thy
law is
truth
Ps 119:142 (See
Torrey's Topic)
Spurgeon writes that God's
"righteousness
is unchanging and endures from age to age. This is the joy and glory of
the saints, that what God is he always will be, and his mode of procedure
towards the sons of men is immutable: having kept his promise, and dealt
out justice among his people, he will do so world without end
"
(Click
9 hymns re God as Judge)
(See
Justice for All)
(See
He Will Abundantly Pardon)
God is just
& though He forgives iniquity He does not exempt the guilty
'The
LORD is
slow to
anger &
abundant in
lovingkindness,
forgiving
iniquity &
transgression but He will by
no
means
clear the guilty,
visiting the
iniquity of the
fathers on the
children to the
third and the
fourth generations.'
Nu 14:18
JUSTICE is the foundation of His throne
Righteousness
&
justice are the
foundation of Thy
throne;
Lovingkindness &
truth
go
before Thee.
Ps 89:14
As
Spurgeon reminds us "No creature
can eventually be unjustly dealt with under his dominion, and his kingdom
ruleth over all."
(Torrey's
topic)
Lovingkindness
Compassion
|
EXHIBITS Active
compassion AGAINST THOSE WHO
OFFEND HIM |
(Click
30+ hymns= God of Mercy)
(See
Rich In Mercy)
Lovingkindness (mercy) is Thine, O
Lord, for Thou dost
recompense a
man according to his
work.
Ps 62:12
Spurgeon on God's mercy: "This
tender attribute sweetens the grand thought of His power: the divine
strength will not crush us, but will be used for our good."
Lovingkindness
goes before Him
Righteousness &
justice are the
foundation of Thy
throne;
Lovingkindness and
truth
go
before Thee.
Ps 89:14
Spurgeon says:
Mercy &truth shall go before thy face. They are the harbingers & heralds
of the Lord; He calls these to the front to deal with guilty & changeful
man. He makes them in the person of the Lord Jesus to be His ambassadors &
so poor, guilty man is enabled to endure the presence of his righteous
Lord. If mercy had not paved the way, the coming of God to any man must
have been swift destruction."
He
looked upon their (His people Israel)
distress when He
heard their
cry & He
remembered His
covenant for their sake &
relented according to the
greatness of His
lovingkindness
Ps 106:44
45
Spurgeon:
"The Lord is so full of grace that he has not only mercy but mercies, yea
a multitude of them"
Gracious is the
LORD &
righteous; Yes, our
God is
compassionate.
Ps 116:5
Spurgeon
comments "See how the attribute of righteousness seems to stand between
two guards of love: -- gracious, righteous, merciful. The sword of justice
is scabarded in a jewelled sheath of grace."
God's Lovingkindness is very practical - David prays that God would
"Wondrously show Thy lovingkindness, O Savior of those who take refuge at
Thy right hand from those who rise up against them."
Ps 17:7
Spurgeon asks "What
deep depression some of us have had! We have gone to the bottom of the
mountains, and the bars of the earth seemed to hold us there...Pray
for this experience: “Show Your marvelous lovingkindness” (Ps
17:7).
He will do it! He will bring you up, out, and through—not necessarily in
the way you would like to come, but in the best way.
Always expect the unexpected when you are dealing with God. Look to see in
God and from God what you never saw before. When you are dealing with Him
who is omnipotent, faithful, and true, the things that seem utterly
impossible will be those most likely to happen. God grant you grace, dear
friend, to use this meditation and these verses as the means of
deliverance from deep trouble.
For He
says to
Moses, "I WILL
HAVE
MERCY ON
WHOM I
HAVE
MERCY, AND I WILL
HAVE
COMPASSION ON
WHOM I
HAVE
COMPASSION."
So
then it does not depend on the man who
wills
or the man who
runs, but on
God Who
has
mercy
Ro 9:14-16
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RIGHTEOUS
anger
IS slow
TO BE KINDLED |
Slow to anger
Nu 14:18
(Torrey's
topic)
(See
Slow to Anger)
The
Lord is not
slow about His
promise, as
some
count
slowness, but is
patient
toward you, not
wishing for
any to
perish but for
all to
come to
repentance.
2 Pet 3:9
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causes Him to choose RIGHTEOUS ends |
|
His understanding is inscrutable |
(Click
7 hymns=Gods wisdom)
(See
Treasures of Wisdom)
Do you not
know ? Have you not
heard ? The
Everlasting
God, the
LORD, the
Creator of the
ends of the
earth does not
become
weary or
tired. His
understanding is
inscrutable
Isa 40:28
(Torrey's
topic)
Daniel
said, "Let the
name of
God be
blessed
forever &
ever for
wisdom &
power belong to Him.
Dan 2:20
(Torrey's
topic)
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EXHIBITS A LOVE
NOT BASED ON WORTH OR MERIT OF OBJECT OF HIS LOVE |
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Loves with
an everlasting love |
(Click30+
hymns= Gods Love)
(See
God is Love)
The
LORD
appeared to him from
afar, saying, "I have
loved you with an
everlasting
love.
Therefore I have
drawn you with
lovingkindness.
Jer 31:3
Spurgeon devotional
God
demonstrates His
own
love
toward us, in that while we were
yet
sinners,
Christ
died for us.
Ro 5:8
God is love
The one who does not
love does not
know
God, for
God is
love.
1Jn 4:8
(Spurgeon
devotional)
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God gives ACCORDING to His
good will |
He
indeed is
good for His
lovingkindness is
everlasting,"
2Chr 5:13b
(Torrey's
topic)
(See
God is So Good)
Good
and upright is the LORD. Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.
(Ps 25:8)
(Spurgeon)
Praise the
LORD! Oh
give
thanks to the
LORD, for He is
good; For His
lovingkindness is
everlasting
Ps 106:1
Spurgeon:
"To us needy creatures the goodness of God is the first attribute which
excites praise, and that praise takes the form of gratitude. We praise the
Lord truly when we give him thanks for what we have received from his
goodness. Let us never be slow to return unto the Lord our praise; to
thank him is the least we can do -- let us not neglect it."
Ps 68:10
"Thou didst provide in Thy
goodness for the poor, O God."
Spurgeon reminds us that
"All God’s gifts are prepared in advance and reserved for needs foreseen.
He knows our future needs, and out of the fullness of Christ Jesus He
provides from His goodness. You may therefore trust Him for all
your future needs. He has infallible foreknowledge about every one of
them...God
has foreknowledge of all that His wandering children require. When those
needs arise, the supplies are ready. It is goodness that He has
prepared for the poor in heart. Goodness, and goodness only.
“My grace is sufficient for you”
(2Co 12:9)...
Is your heart heavy? God knew it would be. The comfort your heart wants is
treasured in the sweet assurance of our text. You are poor and needy, but
He knows your need and has the exact blessing you require. Plead this
promise, believe it, and you will obtain fulfillment."
The
LORD is
good to
all, & His
mercies are
over
all His
works.
Ps 145:9
(Spurgeon
note)
The
LORD is
good, a
stronghold in the
day of
trouble, & He
knows those who
take
refuge in Him.
Nahum 1:7
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hatred for all
UNRIGHTEOUSNESS |
(See
Grapes of Wrath)
He will by
no
means
leave the guilty
unpunished
Ex 34:6
34:7
The
wrath of
God is
revealed from
heaven
against
all
ungodliness and
unrighteousness of
men who
suppress the
truth in
unrighteousness,
Ro 1:18
(Torrey's
topic)
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WHATEVER GOD SAYS IS...truth |
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God of truth |
(See
Let God be True!)
Into Your
hand I
commit my
spirit; You have
ransomed me, O
LORD,
God of
truth.
Ps 31:5
(Spurgeon)
God...
cannot
lie
Titus 1:2
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ALWAYS TRUE TO PROMISES |
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God keeps
covenant
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(Click
8 hymns= God is faithful)
(Click
30+ hymns= Gods Care)
(Click
13 hymns= Gods Promises)
(See
Great is Thy Faithfulness)
"Know therefore that the
LORD Thy
God, He is
God, the
faithful
God, Who
keeps His
covenant & His
lovingkindness to a
thousandth
generation with those who
love Him &
keep His
commandments
Dt 7:9
(Torrey's
topic)
La 3:22
23
"The
LORD'S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never
fail. They are new every morning. Great is Thy faithfulness."
Spurgeon: "So
great that there has never been an exception. Through the ages, our God
has had billions of people to deal with. Yet there does not stand under
heaven’s cover, or above the stars, or in hell itself a single soul who
can say that God is not absolutely faithful."
God remains faithful
If we are
faithless, He
remains
faithful, for He
cannot
deny
Himself.
2Ti 2:13
Faithful is He who
calls you, and He
also will
bring it to
pass.
1Th 5:24 (Spurgeon's
devotional)
Let us
hold
fast the
confession of our
hope
without
wavering, for He who
promised is
faithful
Heb 10:23
Ps 77:8
Has His
lovingkindness ceased forever? Has His promise come to an end forever?
Spurgeon:
"When
you are in distress, take a promise and see if it is true. If you have
nothing to eat, take this promise: “Bread will be given him, his water
will be sure” (Is33:16). When there is nothing in the kitchen, say, “I
will see if God will keep this promise.” If He does, do not forget it.
Set it down in your diary, or mark it in your Bible. Be like the old saint
who put T and P beside the promises. She told her pastor that it meant
tried and proven. When she was again in distress, she believed that God
would help."
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Unwilling to share what is rightfully His |
(See
A Jealous God)
God = jealous God
"You shall not
worship them or
serve them; for I, the
LORD Thy
God, am a
jealous
God,
visiting the
iniquity of the
fathers on the
children, on the
third and the
fourth generations of those who
hate Me,
Ex 20:5
(cf 3 uses in
Deut)
Nahum 1:2
A jealous and avenging God is the LORD; The LORD is avenging & wrathful.
The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries & He reserves wrath for His
enemies."
Spurgeon "Believer,
your Lord is jealous of your love. Did He choose you? Then He cannot bear
that you would choose another. Did He buy you with His own blood? Then He
cannot endure that you would think you are your own or that you belong to
this world. He loved you with such a love that He would sooner die than
you should perish. He cannot endure anything standing between Him and your
heart’s love."
You shall not
worship
any
other
god, for the
LORD, Whose
name is
Jealous (Qanna'), is a
jealous
God
Ex 34:14
See also
Dt 32:16,21
1Ki 14:22
Ps 78:58
Ezek 8:3
16:38,42
23:25
36:5
38:19
"Jealous" does not refer to the shallow human emotion, but speaks of God's
intolerance to divided loyalty by those who are in Covenant with Him. What
"gods" are you "flirting" with? (cf
Js 4:4,4:5
1Jn 2:15,
16
17,
Gal 6:7,
6:8)
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God of All Grace
God is Spirit
Show Me Thy Glory
The People Who Know Their God
Three in One
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