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“There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. . . . Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord. . . .” ― Charles Spurgeon “Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.” ― C. H. Spurgeon “Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.” ― Charles Haddon Spurgeon “If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for.” ― Charles Spurgeon “A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.” ― Charles Spurgeon “Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” ― Charles Spurgeon “When your will is God's will, you will have your will.” ― Charles Spurgeon https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2876959.Charles_Haddon_Spurgeon (Philippians 2:13, KJV)    |
| (Original Verse) "For God so loved the world, that he gave His Only Begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16, KJV) "For God so loved the world he made, He gave His Only Son to save, that hope in Him now fully laid would negate death, give life to slave." For God Alone has pow'r to love the world in weakness cannot lift a finger up to save or move to know a moment of His Gift. For who believeth Him, who came to live and die as a Substitute? The belief of man is quite the same as a snake that slithers 'neath his boot. All hope we place on the coming Son is giv'n to each from the One, Who sent His Dearest Love, redemption's done, and hearts are changed, new way is bent. Salvation's wholly from The Lord in resurrection from the dead. He gives new life through the living Word, remaking hearts for whom He bled. We each are cold, unfeeling, lost, no heart for God, our spirits' dead. The joules of Grace will thaw the frost infusing new life with words now read. The chosen one may choose the Christ by the gift of sight, that newly sees. Eternal life by Blood-paid Price. The one once dead, alive He frees. The perfect life by Aslan's song was broken full by Jadis' choice. On the stony table right broke wrong when the deepest magic heard His Voice. Oh, hear His Voice when He gives ear! Fall full upon His pier-ced feet! Redeeming Love by God's Hands clear will save the soul, whose heart-door greets the knocking, pleading, calling Dear Whose beaten, brui-sed Body meets the chasm 'tween all wretched fear and Father, Who all Justice metes. Oh, weary soul, the Savior knows thy weakness and desire to come, but naught can come in sadness throes, whose works are meager in the sum. Thy power to save is not at all. Thy believing hope is weakness seen. Thy penitence and pleading call is awful black and never green. The key to Heaven is the Blood. God glories in the Son, Who gave His All restoring peaceful mood to Father's Justice o'er the grave. I cannot rest in my own faith, nor in my good by my own hand. Let me not swim, nor myself bathe in the pool of blood, where the cross did stand. In giving up. I'm fully whole. For one can't sink in the Dead Sea's salt, nor in Christ's Blood the strive-less soul, whose Savior ne'er can see his fault. I give myself not faithful ounce by which I trust His Wondrous Grace. The faith by which I do pronounce my trust in Him is by Him placed. My dead heart cannot see Him right. My dead heart cannot see at all. My dead heart lies in gurney's plight, transported by the Surgeon's Call. "I'll take your stony heart, Dear One. My scalpel fears not for its crust. The gnarly sinews when I'm done are vanquished and impeached as just. "A fleshy heart within your chest and spirit new I'll overwhelm. You'll enter in my peaceful rest and serve with me throughout my realm. "I choose to save, whom I will save. I need no help from human hands, but when my presence you newly crave, I'll welcome thankful works and plans. "I'll tune your heart to my true note, that when you play you need not ask, 'Is this my will or what God wrote?' We both agree about this task." ----------------- (Original Verse) "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: "Not of works, lest any man should boast. "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them." (Ephesians 2:8-10, KJV) ----------------- (Original Verse) "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh. "And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them." (Ezekiel 36:26-27, KJV) ----------------- (Original Verse) "There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. "For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his." (Hebrews 4:9, KJV) ----------------- (Original Verse) "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13, KJV) ----------------- by Jay O'Toole on October 7th, 2019 |
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