Our Twenty-sixth 4th Day
Praise God who answers our prayers!
Last night I was feeling discouraged, if not a little depressed. I asked for your prayers (and prayed myself). And the Lord, who is good, came through loud and clear.
First, as I was falling asleep, a "thought" came to me. The thought was, "I will give you the words." It is in our lying down and getting up that the Lord often speaks to us; during those moments before the conscious world comes rushing in or while it is fading out, the Lord speaks to us.
Secondly, this morning I received encouraging email, reminding me that you do read my messages and gain something from them. That's important to know when I don't hear back directly all the time.
Thirdly, I received my daily devotional message from Truth for Life this morning. Its topic is knowing Jesus as the Word reveals Him. Compare that with what I wrote yesterday, Our Twenty-fifth 4th Day. Brothers and Sisters, this is the third time in a week in which the daily devotional message from Truth for Life is remarkably similar to my previous day's posting. The first time was coincidence; the second time, improbable; the third time time...
Lastly, as I was reading about Gideon in The Book of God this morning (while riding a stationary bike at the gym), I came across a passage in which Gideon was fearful of attacking the Midianites. And God said, "Have I not sent you? ...Surely I will be with you." Amen.
God is Good!
De Colores,
Bill
posted by JettaRed at 11:50 AM
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October 14, 2005
I COUNT EVERYTHING AS LOSS BECAUSE OF THE SURPASSING WORTH OF KNOWING CHRIST JESUS MY LORD.
Philippians 3:8
Spiritual knowledge of Christ will be a personal knowledge. I cannot know Jesus through another person's acquaintance with Him. I must know Him myself; I must know Him on my own account. It will be an intelligent knowledge-I must know Him not as in the visionary dreams of Him, but as the Word reveals Him. I must know His natures, divine and human. I must know His offices (Prophet, Priest and King)-His attributes-His works-His shame-His glory. I must meditate upon Him until I "comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge."1 It will be an affectionate knowledge of Him; indeed, if I know Him at all, I must love Him. An ounce of heart knowledge is worth a ton of head learning. Our knowledge of Him will be a satisfying knowledge. When I know my Savior, my mind will be full to the brim-I will feel that I have that which my spirit longs for. This is the bread that satisfies all hunger. At the same time it will be an exciting knowledge; the more I know of my Beloved, the more I will want to know. The higher I climb, the loftier will be the summits that invite my eager footsteps. I shall want more as I get more. Like the miser's treasure, my gold will make me covet more. To conclude, this knowledge of Christ Jesus will be a most happy one; in fact, so elevating that sometimes it will completely lift me above all trials and doubts and sorrows; and it will, while I enjoy it, make me something more than "Man . . . born of a woman . . . few of days and full of trouble," for it will throw about me the immortality of the ever-living Savior and cover me with the golden cloak of His eternal joy. Come, my soul, sit at Jesus' feet, and learn of Him all this day.
Devotional material is taken from “Morning and Evening,” written by C.H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c) 2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth for Life with written permission. Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.
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