"AMBASSADOR FOR JESUS": 2012-05-20

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Commonest Things Blessed

Ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water. (Exodus 23:25)

What a promise is this! To serve God is in itself a high delight.
But what an added privilege to have the blessing of the Lord resting upon us in all things!
Our commonest things become blessed when we ourselves are consecrated to the Lord.

Our Lord Jesus took bread and blessed it; behold, we also eat of blessed bread. Jesus blessed water and made it wine: the water which we drink is far better to us than any of the wine with which men make merry; every drop has a benediction in it.

The divine blessing is on the man of God in everything, and it shall abide with him at every time.
What if we have only bread and water! Yet it is blessed bread and water.

Bread and water we shall have.
That is implied, for it must be there for God to bless it.
"Thy bread shall be given thee, and thy waters shall be sure."

With God at our table, we not only ask a blessing, but we have one.
It is not only at the altar but at the table that He blesses us.
He serves those well who serve Him well.
This table blessing is not of debt but of grace.

Indeed, there is a trebled grace; He grants us grace to serve Him, by His grace feeds us with bread, and then in His grace blesses it.

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Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers,

" Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

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is considered in the "Public Domain".

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Father, I ask

You to bless my friends, relatives and those

that I care deeply for, who are reading this

right now. Show them a new revelation of Your

love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to

minister to their spirit at this very moment.

Where there is pain, give them Your peace and

mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a

renewed confidence through Your grace. Where

there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.

Bless their homes, families, finances, their

goings and their comings.

Amen.

"HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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Friday, May 25, 2012

God's Treasury

©Dee Dee Hall-2001

God's Treasury

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure. (Deuteronomy 28:12)

This refers first to the rain. The Lord will give this in its season. Rain is the emblem of all those celestial refreshings which the Lord is ready to bestow upon His people. Oh, for a copious shower to refresh the Lord's heritage!

We seem to think that God's treasury can only be opened by a great prophet like Elijah, but it is not so, for this promise is to all the faithful in Israel, and, indeed, to each one of them. O believing friend, "the Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure." Thou, too, mayest see heaven opened and thrust in thy hand and take out thy portion, yea, and a portion for all thy brethren round about thee.

Ask what thou wilt, and thou shalt not be denied if thou abidest in Christ and His words abide in thee.

As yet thou has not known all thy Lord's treasures, but He shall open them up to thine understanding. Certainly thou hast not yet enjoyed the fullness of His covenant riches, but He will direct thine heart into His love and reveal Jesus in thee.

Only the Lord Himself can do this for thee; but here is His promise, and if thou wilt hearken diligently unto His voice and obey His will, His riches in glory by Christ Jesus shall be thine.

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Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers,

" Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

Copyright Statement, This resource was produced before 1923 and therefore

is considered in the "Public Domain".

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PRAYER

Father, I ask

You to bless my friends, relatives and those

that I care deeply for, who are reading this

right now. Show them a new revelation of Your

love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to

minister to their spirit at this very moment.

Where there is pain, give them Your peace and

mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a

renewed confidence through Your grace. Where

there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.

Bless their homes, families, finances, their

goings and their comings.

Amen.

"HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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Thursday, May 24, 2012

One a Majority!

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

(Joshua 23:10)

Why count heads? One man with God is a majority though there be a thousand on the other side. Sometimes our helpers may be too many for God to work with them, as was the case with Gideon, who could do nothing till he had increased his forces by thinning out their numbers.

But the Lord's hosts are never too few.

When God would found a nation, He called Abram alone and blessed him. When He would vanquish proud Pharaoh, He used no armies, but only Moses and Aaron.

The "one-man ministry," as certain wise men call it, has been far more used of the Lord than trained bands with their officers. Did all the Israelites together slay so many as Samson alone? Saul and his hosts slew their thousands but David his ten thousands.

The Lord can give the enemy long odds and yet vanquish him.

If we have faith, we have God with us, and what are multitudes of men? One shepherd's dog can drive before him a flock of sheep.

If the Lord sent thee, O my brother, His strength will accomplish His divine purpose.
Wherefore, rely on the promise, and be very courageous.

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Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

Copyright Statement, This resource was produced before 1923 and therefore

is considered in the "Public Domain".

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The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, without acquiring any monetary reward. God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

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♥♥♥ Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God ♥♥♥

PRAYER

Father, I ask

You to bless my friends, relatives and those

that I care deeply for, who are reading this

right now. Show them a new revelation of Your

love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to

minister to their spirit at this very moment.

Where there is pain, give them Your peace and

mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a

renewed confidence through Your grace. Where

there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.

Bless their homes, families, finances, their

goings and their comings.

Amen.

"HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Full Reliance on God

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

(Psalm 72:12)

The needy cries; what else can he do? His cry is heard of God; what else need he do? Let the needy reader take to crying at once, for this will be his wisdom. Do not cry in the ears of friends, for even if they can help you it is only because the Lord enables them.

The nearest way is to go straight to God and let your cry come up before Him. Straightforward makes the best runner: run to the Lord and not to secondary causes.

"Alas!" you cry, "I have no friend or helper." So much the better; you can rely upon God in both capacities-as without supplies and without helpers. Make your double need your double plea. Even for temporal mercies you may wait upon God, for He careth for His children in these temporary concerns.

As for spiritual necessities, which are the heaviest of all, the Lord will hear your cry and will deliver you and supply you.

O poor friend, try your rich God.

O helpless one, lean on His help. He has never failed me, and I am sure He will never fail you.

Come as a beggar, and God will not refuse you help.

Come with no plea but His grace.

Jesus is King; will He let you perish of wants What! Did you forget this'

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Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

Copyright Statement, This resource was produced before 1923 and therefore

is considered in the "Public Domain".

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The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, without acquiring any monetary reward. God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

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♥♥♥ Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God ♥♥♥

PRAYER

Father, I ask

You to bless my friends, relatives and those

that I care deeply for, who are reading this

right now. Show them a new revelation of Your

love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to

minister to their spirit at this very moment.

Where there is pain, give them Your peace and

mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a

renewed confidence through Your grace. Where

there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.

Bless their homes, families, finances, their

goings and their comings.

Amen.

"HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Song of Confidence

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt receive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. (Psalm 138:7)

Wretched walking in the midst of trouble. Nay, blessed walking, since there is a special promise for it. Give me a promise, and what is the trouble? What doth my Lord teach me here to say? Why this—"Thou wilt receive me." I shall have more life, more energy, more faith.

Is it not often so, that trouble revives us, like a breath of cold air when one is ready to faint?

How angry are my enemies and especially the archenemy! Shall I stretch forth my hand and fight my foes! No, my hand is better employed in doing service for my Lord.

Besides, there is no need, for my God will use His far-reaching arm, and He will deal with them far better than I could if I were to try. "Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."

He will with His own right hand of power and wisdom save me, and what more can I desire?

Come, my heart, talk this promise over to thyself till thou canst use it as the song of thy confidence, the solace of thy holiness.

Pray to be revived thyself and leave the rest with the Lord, who performeth all things for thee.

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Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

Copyright Statement, This resource was produced before 1923 and therefore

is considered in the "Public Domain".

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The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, without acquiring any monetary reward. God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

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♥♥♥ Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God ♥♥♥

PRAYER

Father, I ask

You to bless my friends, relatives and those

that I care deeply for, who are reading this

right now. Show them a new revelation of Your

love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to

minister to their spirit at this very moment.

Where there is pain, give them Your peace and

mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a

renewed confidence through Your grace. Where

there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.

Bless their homes, families, finances, their

goings and their comings.

Amen.

"HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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Monday, May 21, 2012

"There is corn in Egypt."

"There is corn in Egypt."

—Genesis 42:2.

AMINE pinched all the nations, and it seemed inevitable that Jacob and his family should suffer great want; but the God of providence, who never forgets the objects of electing love, had stored a granary for His people by giving the Egyptians warning of the scarcity, and leading them to treasure up the grain of the years of plenty.

Little did Jacob expect deliverance from Egypt, but there was the corn in store for him. Believer, though all things are apparently against thee, rest assured that God has made a reservation on thy behalf; in the roll of thy griefs there is a saving clause.

Somehow He will deliver thee, and somewhere He will provide for thee. The quarter from which thy rescue shall arise may be a very unexpected one, but help will assuredly come in thine extremity, and thou shalt magnify the name of the Lord. If men do not feed thee, ravens shall; and if earth yield not wheat, heaven shall drop with manna. Therefore be of good courage, and rest quietly in the Lord.

God can make the sun rise in the west if He pleases, and make the source of distress the channel of delight. The corn in Egypt was all in the hands of the beloved Joseph; he opened or closed the granaries at will. And so the riches of providence are all in the absolute power of our Lord Jesus, who will dispense them liberally to His people.

Joseph was abundantly ready to succour his own family; and Jesus is unceasing in His faithful care for His brethren. Our business is to go after the help which is provided for us: we must not sit still in despondency, but bestir ourselves.

Prayer will bear us soon into the presence of our royal Brother: once before His throne we have only to ask and have: His stores are not exhausted; there is corn still: His heart is not hard, He will give the corn to us.

Lord, forgive our unbelief, and this evening constrain us to draw largely from Thy fulness and receive grace for grace.

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Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

Copyright Statement, This resource was produced before 1923 and therefore

is considered in the "Public Domain".

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The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, without acquiring any monetary reward. God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

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♥♥♥ Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God ♥♥♥

PRAYER

Father, I ask

You to bless my friends, relatives and those

that I care deeply for, who are reading this

right now. Show them a new revelation of Your

love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to

minister to their spirit at this very moment.

Where there is pain, give them Your peace and

mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a

renewed confidence through Your grace. Where

there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.

Bless their homes, families, finances, their

goings and their comings.

Amen.

"HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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Sunday, May 20, 2012

"I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love."

"I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love."—Hosea 11:4.

UR heavenly Father often draws us with the cords of love; but ah! how backward we are to run towards Him! How slowly do we respond to His gentle impulses! He draws us to exercise a more simple faith in Him; but we have not yet attained to Abraham's confidence; we do not leave our worldly cares with God, but, like Martha, we cumber ourselves with much serving.

Our meagre faith brings leanness into our souls; we do not open our mouths wide, though God has promised to fill them. Does He not this evening draw us to trust Him? Can we not hear Him say, "Come, My child, and trust Me. The veil is rent; enter into My presence, and approach boldly to the throne of My grace. I am worthy of thy fullest confidence, cast thy cares on Me.

Shake thyself from the dust of thy cares, and put on thy beautiful garments of joy." But, alas! though called with tones of love to the blessed exercise of this comforting grace, we will not come. At another time He draws us to closer communion with Himself.

We have been sitting on the doorstep of God's house, and He bids us advance into the banqueting hall and sup with Him, but we decline the honour. There are secret rooms not yet opened to us; Jesus invites us to enter them, but we hold back. Shame on our cold hearts! We are but poor lovers of our sweet Lord Jesus, not fit to be His servants, much less to be His brides, and yet He hath exalted us to be bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh, married to Him by a glorious marriage-covenant. Herein is love! But it is love which takes no denial.

If we obey not the gentle drawings of His love, He will send affliction to drive us into closer intimacy with Himself. Have us nearer He will.
What foolish children we are to refuse those bands of love, and so bring upon our backs that scourge of small cords, which Jesus knows how to use!

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Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," Charles Haddon Spurgeon.

Copyright Statement, This resource was produced before 1923 and therefore

is considered in the "Public Domain".

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The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, without acquiring any monetary reward. God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

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♥♥♥ Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God ♥♥♥

PRAYER

Father, I ask

You to bless my friends, relatives and those

that I care deeply for, who are reading this

right now. Show them a new revelation of Your

love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to

minister to their spirit at this very moment.

Where there is pain, give them Your peace and

mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a

renewed confidence through Your grace. Where

there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs.

Bless their homes, families, finances, their

goings and their comings.

Amen.

"HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS"

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http://elshaddaitheallsufficientone.blogspot.com/

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Commonest Things Blessed

Commonest Things Blessed

Ye shall serve the Lord your God, and he shall bless thy bread, and thy water. (Exodus 23:25)

Friday, May 25, 2012

God's Treasury

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure. (Deuteronomy 28:12)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

One a Majority!

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the Lord your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

(Joshua 23:10)

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Full Reliance on God

For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and him that hath no helper.

(Psalm 72:12)

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Song of Confidence

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt receive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me. (Psalm 138:7)

Monday, May 21, 2012

"There is corn in Egypt."

Sunday, May 20, 2012

"I drew them with cords of a man, with bands of love."