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Wednesday, June 2, 2010
"In my prosperity I said I shall never be moved"
“In my prosperity I said I shall never be moved.” Psalm 30:6
(This devotion is taken from Charles
Spurgeon’s Morning & Evening.)
“Moab is settled on his lees, he hath not been
emptied from vessel to vessel.” Give a man wealth; let his shops
bring home continually rich freights; let the winds and waves appear to
be his servants to bear his vessels across the bosom of the mighty
deep; let his lands yield abundantly; let the weather be propitious to
his crops; let uninterrupted success attend him; let him stand among
men as a successful merchant; let him enjoy continued health; allow him
with braced nerve and brilliant eye to march through the world, and
live happily; give him the buoyant spirit; let him have the song
perpetually on his lips; let his eye be ever sparkling with joy—and the
natural consequence of such an easy state to any man, let him be the
best Christian who ever breathed, will be presumption; even David said,
“I shall never be moved”; and we are not better than David, nor half so
good. Brother, beware of the smooth places of the way; if you are
treading them, or if the way be rough, thank God for it. If God
should always rock us in the cradle of prosperity; if we were always
dandled on the knees of fortune; if we had not some stain on the
alabaster pillar; if there were not a few clouds in the sky; if we had
not some bitter drops in the wine of this life, we should become
intoxicated with pleasure, we should dream “we stand”; and stand we
should, but it would be upon a pinnacle; like the man asleep upon the
mast, each moment we should be in jeopardy.
We bless God, then, for our afflictions; we thank
Him for our changes; we extol His name for losses of property; for we
feel that had He not chastened us thus, we might have become too
secure. Continued worldly prosperity is a fiery trial.
Study verses - Romans 8:35-39; Philippians
4:19; II Corinthians 8:1-5
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Previous devotions
"Cast
Thy Burden Upon The Lord" - May 26, 2010
"God,
That Comforteth Those That Are Cast Down" - May 19, 2010
"The
People That Do Know Their God Shall Be Strong" - May 12, 2010
"A
Tribute To My Mother"
- May 5, 2010
"Criticism"
- April 28, 2010
"Six
Principles For Daily Living" - April 21, 2010
"Faith
Through Trial" - April 14, 2010
"We
Admire" - April 8, 2010
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