PROMISES, PROMISES! (A shameless jaunt into plagiarism)

   This is just too good to bypass.  I am a fan of Spurgeon and I am bringing Charlie into blogdom.  This a not a theft of Spurgeon’s style--no one alive or dead could do that--but it is a commentary on the world’s greatest wordsmith's thoughts on a needed message for us today.  I am talking about what to do about promises.  Most of us are up to our eyeballs in promises and troubled about inadequacies and deficiencies, the answers to which are named in those promises.
    Let me speak with Spurgeon: God's promises are meant to be used, not just memorized and celebrated. God is not made poorer because of His gifts to you and me.  He’s no less holy for making us holy.  He is no less powerful by granting us His power, no less pure by giving us His purity.  Still rich after enriching us!  He promises salvation but we must seize it and after receiving forgiveness, purity, justification and favors aplenty there are limitless blessings to be had, promises waiting for the taking right now.  You have received the words of the promise, what are you waiting for.
 

Come, ye sinners poor and needy,
Lost and ruined by the fall;
If we wait until we are better,
We will never come at all.

 
   Here we are, standing in limitless grace with promises surrounding us, above and below, to the right and to the left, behind us and before us.  This is where David was when he sounded these astounding words:
 

“Lord, God, you’ve said it, Now do it! (1 Samuel 7:25 Paraphrased)”

 
   Is God offended at such seeming audacity?  Not at all! He loves to be confronted by such boldness.  Your heavenly Banker delights to cash in His own notes.  He loves being reminded of his promises with boldness, more ready to hear than you are to ask.  His sun is not weary of shining, nor his fountains of flowing.  It is His splendid nature to produce what He has promised and awaits your insistent claim.  So come to Him saying to Him, “Do as you have said!”
   Now just do it! I am . . .right now.
 
(Taken from Spurgeon’s Daily devotional, January 15 AM, with a few words exactly as he wrote them)

Comments

[Dale Velie]

Awesome Papa Jack..very encouraging in the moment. He is,,I am..right now. great word, thanks for sharing. Dar and I are
praying for your trip to the Ivory Coast. Amazing email from Tim about the church there and what our wonderful Father is doing. We love you and Mamma Friede.

Blessings Dale and Dar

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[Diane Shepherd]

Hello, Jack. My name is Diane Shepherd. I was a young adult and working with teenagers in 1976. I brought group of 13 to Washington D.C. for a Worship Rally. It was a great time. I attended your sessions on Prayer. I still have fond memories of the sessions you lead. I am teaching college age at the small church that I attend. Last Sunday they asked to do a class on prayer, which we will begin this Sunday. I have some old tapes of your sessions that I will listen to again. I just wanted to tell you what that time meant to me.

[John Goyette]

Love it. Spurgeon is awesome!