Daily Devotions September 16th

 

Faith’s Check Book

By Charles H. Spurgeon

 

REWARD IS CERTAIN

 

"And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward" Matthew 10:42

 

Well, I can do as much as that. I can do a kind act toward the Lord’s servant. The Lord knows I love them all, and would count it an honor to wash their feet. For the sake of their Master I love the disciples.

 

How gracious of the Lord to mention so insignificant an action — "to give to drink a Cup of cold water only!" This I can do, however poor: this I may do, however lowly: this I will do right cheerfully. This, which seems so little, the Lord notices — notices when done to the least of His followers. Evidently it is not the cost, nor the skill, nor the quantity, that He looks at, but the motive: that which we do to a disciple, because he is a disciple, his Lord observes, and recompenses. He does not reward us for the merit of what we do, but according to the riches of His grace.

 

I give a cup of cold water, and He makes me to drink of living water. I give to one of His little ones, and He treats me as one of them. Jesus finds an apology for His liberality in that which His grace has led me to do, and He says, "He shall in no wise lose his reward."

Thought’s for the Quiet Hour

Jesus … went about doing good

Acts 10:38

The finest of all fine arts is the art of doing good; and yet it is the least cultivated.

T. DeWitt Talmage

Morning Devotional September 16, 2016

Hebrews 1:1-4

“1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”

The writer of Hebrews opens this book with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Telling us who He is, what He did, and where He is know.

I want to concentrate on part of verse 3 this morning. “when he had by himself purged our sins,”. Notice the words “by himself”. How much more simply put can it be?

We hear men today, religious men, preach that we have to pray a prayer to Jesus to be saved. Or “it is all up to us to find Christ”. Or “Jesus can't do it with out you”. Or we have to live a good life. Or we have to this or we have to do that. What hogwash!!! What blasphemy!!!

God tells us Jesus did it by Himself!!! No help from us. No pleading for us to come. There is not even anything said in all of God's Word about a prayer of salvation or a sinners prayer for salvation.

So where do these thoughts and doctrines come from? Well if they are not of God there is only one other place they could come. Satan, our great adversary.

Paul warned Timothy of doctrines of devils in 1 Timothy 4:1”Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”

Child of God, I encourage you, when presenting the gospel to the unsaved, preach the truth. Leave behind the false doctrines, the doctrines of devils spread by the disciples of satan. Preach the truth. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved!!!

Praise ye the Lord!!!

 

Stephen McCool

Morning Devotional

1 Timothy 6:10

“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.”



Two things I want us to look at in this verse this morning. 1. Paul tells Timothy that it is the love of money that is the root of all evil. Notice he did not say money but he said the love of money. So take a look at the world around us today. This is so prevelant in everything we see. From every level of politics to our families and even in the Lord's churches. In general, people love money more than they do themselves, their families, their neighbors, and even God. Our whole world seems to revolve around the love of money. We can't seem to want more and more. We just can't seem to get enough money. Our dreams and our life goals are saturated in the love of money.
2. Notice Paul says “which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith.” So if they have erred from the faith then that would mean that at one time they were true to the faith would it not? So if that is the case Paul is reffering to God's people here. Not the world. Fore notice he ends the verse with “and pierced themselves throgh with many sorrows.” I challenge you. Watch unsaved people who love money. Then watch those who are children of God who love the same. There is no conviction in the hearts of the unsaved. They have no regretes or sorrow for their love of money. But in the child of God, God will at some point chastise them for their unfaithfulness to Him. A child of God who has fallen into the trap of loving money more than everything else in life especial God, will have great sorrow over this.
O child of God where is your love today? Is it on money or on the things of this life? Or is your love directed to our Savior Jesus Christ? Don't fall for the love of money. Seek Christ. Follow His commandments.



Praise ye the Lord!!!

Stephen McCool

Grace, 'tis a charming sound--harmonious to the ear!

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    ("Every Day!" Author unknown, 1872)

"By grace are you saved through faith--and that not of yourselves. It is the gift of God--not of works, lest any man should boast." Ephesians 2:8, 9

"Grace, 'tis a charming sound--harmonious to the ear!"

Grace pitied us in our guilty, helpless condition--and provided a Savior for us.

Grace instituted the ministry of gospel reconciliation--and brought the tidings of divine mercy to our ears.

Grace opened our blind eyes--and led us to see and feel our need of the precious blood of Christ.

Grace led us to cast away the filthy rags of our own righteousness--and to receive with thankfulness and joy, the spotless robe that Jesus wrought for us.

Grace brought us to the footstool of mercy, with the cry of the publican, "God be merciful to me a sinner!"

Grace enables us to live a life of dependence on Jesus alone, for all spiritual supplies.

Grace has begun a good work within us--and grace will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.

By grace we are saved! "We are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus!" Romans 3:24

  'Tis not by works of righteousness
  Which our own hands have done.
  But we are saved by sovereign grace,
  Abounding through His Son!

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Daily Promises

Blue Letter Bible
September 15, 2016

But the salvation of the righteous [is] of the LORD: [he is] their strength in the time of trouble. And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him. (Psalm 37:39-40)

In simple eloquence, the psalmist describes the beauty and strength of our Almighty God. By His graciousness, God's everlasting righteousness is our refuge during times of grave trial and tribulation. What a wonderful comfort! It is breath-taking to consider His love! He is our unrelenting rock and the deliverer of all things! Let us rejoice forever in the knowledge of Christ's saving hand and His reassuring promise of deliverance!