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Thursday, February 26, 2009

Think-About-This-Thursday - Jonah 2:9

Think about this from Spurgeon's Morning and Evening:

Salvation is of the Lord - Jonah 2:9
Salvation is the work of God. It is He alone who quickens the soul "dead in trespasses and sins," and it is He also who maintains the soul in its spiritual life. He is both "Alpha and Omega." "Salvation is of the Lord."

If I am prayerful, God makes me prayerful; if I have graces, they are God's gifts to me; if I hold on in a consistent life, it is because He upholds me with His hand. I do nothing whatever towards my own preservation, except what God Himself first does in me. Whatever I have, all my goodness is of the Lord alone. Wherein I sin, that is my own; but wherein I act rightly, that is of God, wholly and completely. If I have repulsed a spiritual enemy, the Lord's strength nerved my arm. Do I live before men a consecrated life? It is not I, but Christ who liveth in me. Am I sanctified? I did not cleanse myself: God's Holy Spirit sanctifies me. Am I weaned from the world? I am weaned by God's chastisements sanctified to my good. Do I grow in knowledge? The great Instructor teaches me.

All my jewels were fashioned by heavenly art. I find in God all that I want; but I find in myself nothing but sin and misery. "He only is my rock and my salvation." Do I feed on the Word? That Word would be no food for me unless the Lord made it food for my soul, and helped me to feed upon it. Do I live on the manna which comes down from heaven? What is that manna but Jesus Christ himself incarnate, whose body and whose blood I eat and drink? Am I continually receiving fresh increase of strength? Where do I gather my might? My help cometh from heaven's hills: without Jesus I can do nothing. As a branch cannot bring forth fruit except it abide in the vine, no more can I, except I abide in Him. What Jonah learned in the great deep, let me learn this morning in my closet: "Salvation is of the Lord."
Amen! I am encouraged! What a magnificent God we serve!
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Posted by Sharon Kaufman

Think-About-This-Thursday - Jonah 2:9

Friday, February 13, 2009

A Heart Reminder

As we celebrate Valentine's day for 2009, it is so important that we remember the Lover of our Souls. If I am loved by my Savior (I am), and am loving Him in return (I strive to, often failing but the longing is so much there), I can face any day without human love.

A week ago I was thumbing through one of my older Bibles and I found a note I'd written for Acts 1:14, which describes what the disciples were doing as they waited in the upper room for the Holy Spirit to come. It says, "They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers."

My note:

January 18th, 2001 - "...constantly in prayer...":

Jesus had been with these people for at least three years. They had seen Him - perhaps daily - spoken freely with Him, touched Him, been loved by Him and had loved Him in return. Now He was gone, but they knew where He was and how to continue to speak to Him. No wonder they were "constantly in prayer". They must have yearned for the Holy Spirit to come and comfort their hearts with the very words of Christ brought back to their remembrance.

May Christ be this real to those who truly follow Him today. O, Jesus, draw me to walk and talk with You, touch me, speak to me from Your word and may my love and adoration be poured forth on You above all created things.
On February 14th this year (and every other day as well), consider again God's great love for you and on your behalf. No one loves you like He does. Our Savior's heart was broken for you. His body was torn and offered up on the Cross for you. He bore your sins and was abandoned by His Father for you. He now lives to make intercession for you.

Love Him above anyone or anything else and speak to Him constantly. He is your sweetest, most precious, most faithful Valentine!
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Posted by Sharon Kaufman

A Heart Reminder

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

An Amazing Story of Survival

There is nothing I can say to explain or prepare you for Gianna Jesson's incredible testimony of God's grace to her.




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Posted by Sharon Kaufman

An Amazing Story of Survival