MORNING: Based on John 7:37: …Proclamation is made most freely, that every thirsty one is welcome. No other distinction is made but that of thirst. Whether it be the thirst of avarice, ambition, pleasure, knowledge, or rest, he who suffers from it is invited. The thirst may be bad in itself, and be no sign of grace, but rather a mark of inordinate sin longing to be gratified with deeper draughts of lust; but…. EVENING: “The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.” — Jer_8:20 Not saved! Dear reader, is this your mournful plight? …Years have followed one another into eternity, and your last year will soon be here: youth has gone, manhood is going, and yet you are not saved….
Category: Devotional
Repent or Perish! – A. W. Pink
The following 5-minute devotional says much about repentance and the hindrances to it. The chief obstacle is self, which he addresses in a succinct but thorough manner. [One big problem of the Christian walk is learning to deny self. This culture has made that a huge problem because we are taught from childhood, by TV ads and by observing what the people around us value, that self-gratification is the height of personal freedom.] Sermon highlights precede the 5-minute video
Heaven Taken By Storm – Thomas Watson
This post contains 3 very brief video excerpts from Thomas Watson’s book The Christian Soldier, or Heaven Taken by Storm. Two excerpts are about the ‘world’ and one is about the ‘flesh.’ Before each video, a significant point from the video and the time is noted.
For A Drop Of Pleasure – Thomas Watson
In the 3-minute video of this post, the words of Puritan Thomas Watson speak to those who let the pursuit of pleasure take them away from God, and the cost of such an error.
Trendy Christians Err Greatly
This post contains the Evening portion of C H Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Thoughts for November 10. His words are very needful to the contemporary church because these words reveal their betrayal of Him, whom they falsely profess to be their Master. If you are struggling to carry your cross because it is so difficult due to the maltreatment from the world, then Spurgeon’s words will encourage and comfort you, as this message is woven throughout the Bible. Jesus stated it often, see John 15:18-27 for one example, other texts referenced in the post.
What Has Been Will Be Again – A. W. Pink
The following 7-minute video uses verses from Ecclesiastes, Matthew, Revelation… to explain how sensationalists, who are unaware of history, are always talking about new extraordinary events that are signs of the end of the age. The video encourages one to get into the word of God and trust in Him instead of allowing yourself to be influenced by sensationalists who blow current wickedness out of proportion because they do not understand the sin problem and its fruit which has been manifest since the fall.
C H Spurgeon’s Evening Thoughts For Today, 10-30-22
In this brief meditation by Spurgeon, he is stirring up his love and value for prayer from a place wherein he is feeling distant from the Lord. If you feel distant, there are some thoughts herein that may help you to see prayer as a precious thing….
C H Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Thoughts for 10-27-22
This post contains C H Spurgeon’s morning and evening thoughts for 10-27-22. I heard the morning thought read on Family Radio at 6:30 a.m. and was moved to post it and the evening though
Morning And Evening For Today – 7-12-22 – C H Spurgeon
This post contains the morning and evening thoughts for today, from C H Spurgeon’s commentary by the same name. I noted that this devotional is free with E-sword. And that E-sword is a free download for pc and Mac; it costs about $3 for smart phones. You can customize it to your liking via downloading as many free Bible versions, commentaries and dictionaries as you like. There are many free versions of each, and you may purchase versions of each.
It Would Be An Awful Thing – Charles Spurgeon
It Would Be An Awful Thing – Charles Spurgeon [one-minute video short from CS&A] Millions of men are in the outlying regions, far off from God and peace; for these we pray, and to these we give warning. But just now we have to do with a smaller company, who are not far from the kingdom, but have come right up to the wicket gate [a term from Pilgrim’s Progress] which stands at the head of the way of life. One would think that they would hasten to enter, for a free and open invitation is placed over the entrance, the porter waits to welcome them, and there is but this one way to eternal life. He that is most loaded seems the most likely to pass in and begin the heavenward journey; but what ails the other men?