September 28th, 2014

September 27th, 2014

September 24th 2014

September 23rd, 2014

September 22nd, 2014

When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than I." Psalm 61:2

Most of us know what it is to be overwhelmed in heart; emptied as when a man wipeth a dish and turneth it upside down; submerged and thrown on our beam ends like a vessel mastered by the storm. Discoveries of inward corruption will do this, if the Lord permits the great deep of our depravity to become troubled and cast up mire and dirt. Disappointments and heart-breaks will do this when billow after billow rolls over us, and we are like a broken shell hurled to and fro by the surf. Blessed be God, at such seasons we are not without an all-sufficient solace, our God is the harbour of weather-beaten sails, the hospice of forlorn pilgrims. Higher than we are is he, his mercy higher than our sins, his love higher than our thoughts. It is pitiful to see men putting their trust in something lower than themselves; but our confidence is fixed upon an exceeding high and glorious Lord. -Charles Spurgeon

September 21st, 2014

September 19th, 2014

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

whenever trouble comes your way,

let it be an opportunity for joy.

For when your faith is tested,

your endurance has a chance to grow.

James 12:3

September 18th, 2014

September 17th, 2014

September 16th, 2014

"Your Grace Finds Me"

Matt Redman

It’s there in the newborn cry

There in the light of every sunrise

There in the shadows of this life

Your great grace

It’s there on the mountain top

There in the everyday and the mundane

There in the sorrow and the dancing

Your great grace

Oh such grace

From the creation to the cross

There from the cross into eternity

Your grace finds me, yes your grace finds me

It’s there on a wedding day

There in the weeping by the graveside

There in the very breath we breathe

Your great grace

The same for the rich and poor

The same for the saint and for the sinner

Enough for this whole wide world

Your great grace

Oh such grace

There in the darkest night of the soul

There in the sweetest songs of victory

Your grace finds me

Yes your grace finds me

Your great grace

Oh such grace

Your great grace

Oh such grace

So I’m breathing in Your grace

And breathing out Your praise

I’m breathing in Your grace

Forever I’ll be

Your grace finds me

Yes Your grace finds me

September 15th, 2014

"He shall not be afraid of evil tidings." Psalm 112:7

 Christian, you ought not to dread the arrival of evil tidings; because if you are distressed by them, what do you more than other men? Other men have not your God to fly to; they have never proved his faithfulness as you have done, and it is no wonder if they are bowed down with alarm and cowed with fear: but you profess to be of another spirit; you have been begotten again unto a lively hope, and your heart lives in heaven and not on earthly things; now, if you are seen to be distracted as other men, what is the value of that grace which you profess to have received? Where is the dignity of that new nature which you claim to possess? 

 Again, if you should be filled with alarm, as others are, you would, doubtless, be led into the sins so common to others under trying circumstances. The ungodly, when they are overtaken by evil tidings, rebel against God; they murmur, and think that God deals hardly with them. Will you fall into that same sin? Will you provoke the Lord as they do? Moreover, unconverted men often run to wrong means in order to escape from difficulties, and you will be sure to do the same if your mind yields to the present pressure. Trust in the Lord, and wait patiently for him. Your wisest course is to do as Moses did at the Red Sea,

"Stand still and see the salvation of God."

For if you give way to fear when you hear of evil tidings, you will be unable to meet the trouble with that calm composure which nerves for duty, and sustains under adversity. How can you glorify God if you play the coward? Saints have often sung God's high praises in the fires, but will your doubting and desponding, as if you had none to help you, magnify the Most High? Then take courage, and relying in sure confidence upon the faithfulness of your covenant God, "let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid."
-Charles Spurgeon

September 14th, 2014

September 12th, 2014

September 11th, 2014

 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Isaiah 58:8

September 10th, 2014

We are tired. And when life brings challenges, the little bit of margin we may have is quickly taken up. We find ourselves weary and then wonder why it's so hard to enjoy our lives.

Although we love our independence, the truth is we need someone to watch out for us, to tenderly care for us, and make sure we get our rest. In other words, we're like sheep in need of a shepherd.

Without the care of a shepherd, sheep would soon get in trouble. If sheep followed other sheep, the flock would be worn out, in danger, and deprived of what's needed to survive.

The same thing happens to us. When we let the world around us define our need for rest, we put our hearts at risk.

The good news is we have a Good Shepherd. His Name is Jesus. He doesn't want to drive us so hard that we fall down from exhaustion. He doesn't want to force us to go through life without nourishment and refreshment. When we are exhausted and feel like we're just "doing what we have to do," He invites us to pause and rest.

The Bible speaks of God as our Shepherd. And as I read Psalm 23, my tired heart longs for such tender care: "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul" (Psalm 23:1-3a).

-Holley Gerth

Psalm 62:1-2 says, "Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken." (NIV)

September 8th, 2014

"The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17

September 7th, 2014

September 6th, 2014

September 5th, 2014

September 4th, 2014

It’s been another day when it seems like faith eludes me

Everything’s been so confusing

Fear got the best of me

Now I’m lying here worried about tomorrow

‘cause the weight of everything I don’t know

Is so heavy I can’t sleep

But the truth remains the same

Even when I don’t know what to pray

I could throw my fist in the air demanding answers

But in spite of all the questions

I’m still giving You my life

And if it doesn’t turn out like I think it should

It doesn’t change the fact You’re always good

Your ways are higher than mine

And the truth remains the same

Even when I don’t know what to pray

But what I know

Is You, my God are real

No matter how I feel

You’ve never let me go

And what I know

Is there will never be a day

You aren’t just a breath away

And through it all I’ve gotta hold

Tricia Brock "You My God Are Real"

September 2nd, 2014

September 1st, 2014

"I shall never be able to go too fast, if the Lord is in front of me; 

and I can never go too slowly, if I follow Him always, everywhere.  

It is just as dark in advance of God's glorious leading as it is away behind Him. 

 You may be trying to go faster than He is moving.  

Wait till He comes up and then the way will no longer lie in darkness."  

Mrs Charles Cowman  

Not so in haste, my heart!

Have faith in God and wait:

Although He linger long

He never comes too late.

Bayard Talor