Wednesday, May 19, 2010
"God, That Comforteth Those
That Are Cast Down."
"Nevertheless God, that comforteth those that are cast down, comforted
us by the coming of Titus;"
II Corinthians 7:6
(This devotion is taken from Charles
Spurgeon’s Morning & Evening.)
And who comforteth like Him? Go to some
poor, melancholy, distressed child of God; tell him sweet promises, and
whisper in his ear choice words of comfort; he is like the deaf adder,
he listens not to the voice of the charmer, charm he never so
wisely. He is drinking gall and wormwood, and comfort him as you
may, it will be only a note or two of mournful resignation that you
will get from him; you will bring forth no psalms of praise, no
hallelujahs, no joyful sonnets. But let God come to His child,
let Him lift up his countenance, and the mourner’s eyes glisten with
hope. Do you not hear him sing—
“’Tis paradise, if thou art here;
If thou depart, ‘tis hell”?
You could not have cheered him: but the Lord
has done it; “He is the God of all comfort.” There is no balm in
Gilead, but there is balm in God. There is no physician among the
creatures, but the Creator is Jehovah-rophi. It is marvelous how
one sweet word of God will make whole songs for Christians. One
word of God is like a piece of gold, and the Christian is the
goldbeater, and can hammer that promise out for whole weeks. So,
then, poor Christian, thou needest not sit down in despair. Go to
the Comforter, and ask Him to give thee consolation. Thou art a
poor dry well. You have heard it said, that when a pump is dry,
you must pour water down it first of all, and then you will get water
and so, Christian, when thou art dry, go to God, ask Him to shed abroad
His joy in thy heart, and then thy joy shall be full. Do not go
to earthly acquaintances, for you will find them Job’s comforters after
all; but go first and foremost to thy “God, that comforteth those that
are cast down,” and you will soon say, “In the multitude of my thoughts
within me Thy comforts delight my soul.”
Study verses - Psalm 23:4; Psalm 71:21;
119:50, 82; John 14:16; 26; 16:7; II Corinthians 1:3, 4
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"The
People That Do Know Their God Shall Be Strong" - May 12, 2010
"A
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- May 5, 2010
"Criticism"
- April 28, 2010
"Six
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"Faith
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"We
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"Faith
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"Take
The Stand"
- March 24, 2010
"Happiness
Versus Pleasure"
- March 17, 2010
"Singing"
- March 10, 2010
"Wisdom"
- March 3, 2010
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