Daily Blessings for God's peoples E-Book

Charles H. Spurgeon

• Herausgeber: Selected Christian Literature
• Kategorie: Religion und Spiritualität
• Serie: Selected Christian Literature
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Seitenzahl: 35

Beschreibung

"Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. He that is our God is the God of salvation, and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death." Psalm 68:19,20. This is another volume in the series of Sermons by Charles Spurgeon. This Sermon on the Biblical passage in Psalm 68:19,20 teaches us about the Glorious Love of God. A book that will bring growth and knowledge about prayer, and invite him to live with greater intimacy with God. Written by Charles Spurgeon, important preacher Christian.

Leseprobe

Summary

Summary

About the Author

Introduction

The Mercies Of Our Life

The Mercies Of Death

The Common Occupations Of Both Conditions

Exposition by C. H. Spurgeon

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 – 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. Spurgeon remains highly influential among Christians of various denominations, among whom he is known as the "Prince of Preachers". He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist tradition, defending the Church in agreement with the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith understanding, and opposing the liberal and pragmatic theological tendencies in the Church of his day. He also famously denied being a Protestant, and held to the view of Baptist Successionism.

Spurgeon was the pastor of the congregation of the New Park Street Chapel (later the Metropolitan Tabernacle) in London for 38 years. He was part of several controversies with the Baptist Union of Great Britain and later he left the denomination over doctrinal convictions. In 1867, he started a charity organisation which is now called Spurgeon's and works globally. He also founded Spurgeon's College, which was named after him posthumously.

Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, commentaries, books on prayer, devotionals, magazines, poetry, hymns, and more. Many sermons were transcribed as he spoke and were translated into many languages during his lifetime. Spurgeon produced powerful sermons of penetrating thought and precise exposition. His oratory skills held his listeners spellbound in the Metropolitan Tabernacle and many Christians hold his writings in exceptionally high regard among devotional literature.

INTRODUCTION

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. He that is our God is the God of salvation, and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.”

Psalm 68:19, 20.

WE observe that this Psalm is a very difficult one. One of the ablest commentators calls it a titanic Psalm. It is truly a giant Psalm and to master it means much labor. 

Yet it is by no means difficult to understand when it comes to practical duties and to those doctrines which are vital. For instance, the two verses before us are very simple and do not need any explanation, but only need to be impressed upon our memory. So is it always throughout Holy Scripture wherever there are difficult places, they do not touch vital truths. The matter of our salvation is plain enough. 

The Book of Revelation may be difficult, but not the gospel according to Matthew! With regard to the future, there may be many clouds, but with regard to that blessed day which is past, which was the crisis of the world’s history, when our Savior hung upon the tree, the darkness is past and the true light shines there. Don’t, therefore, busy yourselves most about those things which are most difficult, for they are usually of least importance. Concern your heart most with the simplicities of the gospel, for it is there, in the way, the truth and the life, that the essential matter lies.

Let us come to these two verses and remark that they remind us first, of the mercies of life. “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits.” They then assure us of the mercies of death. “He that is our God is the God of our salvation, and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.” And then the two verses tell us of the common occupation of both life and death, namely, the blessing of God, whose mercy continues to us in both states. Blessed be Jehovah, whether I receive the daily load of His benefits, or whether He opens for me the gates of the grave.

Let us begin, then, and contemplate for a few moments.

I. THE MERCIES OF OUR LIFE

The text says, “He daily loads us with benefits.” Let us keep to the English version just now. Take the words of it. What is it that He gives us? 

Benefits. We have a very beautiful word in the English language benevolence. You know that means good wishing, bene volens.