Faith’s Check Book
BY Charles H. Spurgeon
WALK WITHOUT STUMBLING
"He will not suffer thy foot to be moved" Psalms
121:3
If the Lord will not suffer it, neither men nor devils can
do it. How greatly would they rejoice if they could give us a disgraceful fall,
drive us from our position, and bury us out of memory! They could do this to
their heart’s content were it not for one hindrance, and Only one: the Lord
will not suffer it; and if He does not suffer it, we shall not suffer it.
The way of life is like traveling among the Alps. Along
mountain paths one is constantly exposed to the slipping of the foot. Where the
way is high the head is apt to swim, and then the feet soon slide: there are
spots which are smooth as glass, and others that are rough with loose stones,
and in either of these a fall is hard to avoid. He who throughout life is
enabled to keep himself upright and to walk without stumbling has the best of
reasons for gratitude. What with pitfalls and snares, weak knees, weary feet,
and subtle enemies, no child of God would stand fast for an hour were it not
for the faithful love which will not suffer his foot to be moved. "Amidst
a thousand snares I stand Upheld and guarded by thy hand; That hand unseen
shall hold me still, And lead me to thy holy hill."
Thought’s for the Quiet Hour
A daily rate for every day
2 Kings 25:30
The acts of breathing which I performed yesterday will not
keep me alive today; I must continue to breathe afresh every moment, or animal
life ceases. In like manner yesterday’s grace and spiritual strength must be
renewed, and the Holy Spirit must continue to breathe on my soul from moment to
moment in order to my enjoying the consolations, and to my working the works of
God.
Toplady
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