Exceeding great and precious promises.
2Peter 1:4
If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them.
There are promises which are like grapes in the wine-press; if you will tread them the juice will flow.
Thinking over the hallowed words will often be the prelude to their fulfilment. While you are musing upon them, the boon which you are seeking will insensibly come to you.
Many a Christian who has thirsted for the promise has found the favour which it ensured gently distilling into his soul even while he has been considering the divine record; and he has rejoiced that ever he was led to lay the promise near his heart.
But besides meditating upon the promises, seek in thy soul to receive them as being the very words of God.
Speak to thy soul thus, “If I were dealing with a man’s promise, I should carefully consider the ability and the character of the man who had covenanted with me.
So with the promise of God; my eye must not be so much fixed upon the greatness of the mercy-that may stagger me; as upon the greatness of the promiser-that will cheer me.
My soul, it is God, even thy God, God that cannot lie, who speaks to thee.
This word of his which thou art now considering is as true as his own existence.
He is a God unchangeable. He has not altered the thing which has gone out of his mouth, nor called back one single consolatory sentence.
Nor doth he lack any power; it is the God that made the heavens and the earth who has spoken thus. Nor can he fail in wisdom as to the time when he will bestow the favours, for he knoweth when it is best to give and when better to withhold.
Therefore, seeing that it is the word of a God so true, so immutable, so powerful, so wise, I will and must believe the promise.”
If we thus meditate upon the promises, and consider the Promiser, we shall experience their sweetness, and obtain their fulfilment. From C. Spurgeon
May you find peace in the eternal promises of God in Jesus Christ the Lord .....
....who has promised
Bless you ....><>
Br. Bear
Ephesians 3:14-21
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory,
to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;
that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth,
and length,
and depth,
and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ,
which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto Him that is able
to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages,
world without end.
Amen.
2Peter 1:4
If you would know experimentally the preciousness of the promises, and enjoy them in your own heart, meditate much upon them.
There are promises which are like grapes in the wine-press; if you will tread them the juice will flow.
Thinking over the hallowed words will often be the prelude to their fulfilment. While you are musing upon them, the boon which you are seeking will insensibly come to you.
Many a Christian who has thirsted for the promise has found the favour which it ensured gently distilling into his soul even while he has been considering the divine record; and he has rejoiced that ever he was led to lay the promise near his heart.
But besides meditating upon the promises, seek in thy soul to receive them as being the very words of God.
Speak to thy soul thus, “If I were dealing with a man’s promise, I should carefully consider the ability and the character of the man who had covenanted with me.
So with the promise of God; my eye must not be so much fixed upon the greatness of the mercy-that may stagger me; as upon the greatness of the promiser-that will cheer me.
My soul, it is God, even thy God, God that cannot lie, who speaks to thee.
This word of his which thou art now considering is as true as his own existence.
He is a God unchangeable. He has not altered the thing which has gone out of his mouth, nor called back one single consolatory sentence.
Nor doth he lack any power; it is the God that made the heavens and the earth who has spoken thus. Nor can he fail in wisdom as to the time when he will bestow the favours, for he knoweth when it is best to give and when better to withhold.
Therefore, seeing that it is the word of a God so true, so immutable, so powerful, so wise, I will and must believe the promise.”
If we thus meditate upon the promises, and consider the Promiser, we shall experience their sweetness, and obtain their fulfilment. From C. Spurgeon
May you find peace in the eternal promises of God in Jesus Christ the Lord .....
....who has promised
Bless you ....><>
Br. Bear
Ephesians 3:14-21
14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
16 That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory,
to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man;
17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith;
that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth,
and length,
and depth,
and height;
19 And to know the love of Christ,
which passeth knowledge,
that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
20 Now unto Him that is able
to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages,
world without end.
Amen.
