http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/-t1.htm Daily Devotional for you and your family. Read and verses from the Bible and C. H. Spurgeon's devotions. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:59:33 GMT 10 http://i86.servimg.com/u/f86/11/36/02/09/header15.jpg http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/-t1.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/nearer-my-god-to-thee-t3730.htm fennywest "Get thee up into the high mountain."-Isaiah 40:9 Each believer should be thirsting for God, for the living God, and longing to climb the hill of the Lord, and see Him face to face. We ought not to rest content in the mists of the valley when the summit of Tabor awaits us. My soul thirsteth to drink deep of the cup which is reserved for those who reach the mountain's brow, and bathe their brows in heaven. How pure are the dews of the hills, how fresh is the mountain air, how ... Daily Devotional Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:59:33 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/nearer-my-god-to-thee-t3730.htm#7859 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/nearer-my-god-to-thee-t3730.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/live-tower-in-the-power-of-his-resurrection-t3728.htm fennywest Spurgeon, the Prince of Preacher, has this to say about the resurrection The power of His resurrection."-Philippians 3:10 [b]The doctrine of a risen Saviour is exceedingly precious. The resurrection is the corner-stone of the entire building of Christianity. It is the key-stone of the arch of our salvation. It would take a volume to set forth all the streams of living water which flow from this one sacred source, the resurrection of our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; but ... Daily Devotional Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:39:35 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/live-tower-in-the-power-of-his-resurrection-t3728.htm#7855 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/live-tower-in-the-power-of-his-resurrection-t3728.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/in-the-rock-i-will-hide-t3724.htm fennywest "The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks."-Proverbs 30:26 Conscious of their own natural defenselessness, the conies resort to burrows in the rocks, and are secure from their enemies. My heart, be willing to gather a lesson from these feeble folk. Thou art as weak and as exposed to peril as the timid cony, be as wise to seek a shelter. My best security is within the munitions of an immutable Jehovah, where His unalterable promises stand like ... Daily Devotional Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:39:29 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/in-the-rock-i-will-hide-t3724.htm#7850 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/in-the-rock-i-will-hide-t3724.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/only-his-bosom-is-safe-and-secure-t3721.htm fennywest "He that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby."-Ecclesiastes 10:9 Oppressors may get their will of poor and needy men as easily as they can split logs of wood, but they had better mind, for it is a dangerous business, and a splinter from a tree has often killed the woodman. Jesus is persecuted in every injured saint, and He is mighty to avenge His beloved ones. Success in treading down the poor and needy is a thing to be trembled at: if there be no danger to persecutors ... Daily Devotional Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:29 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/only-his-bosom-is-safe-and-secure-t3721.htm#7847 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/only-his-bosom-is-safe-and-secure-t3721.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/give-glory-to-the-lord-of-glory-t3716.htm fennywest "To whom be glory for ever. Amen"-Romans 11:36 "To whom be glory for ever." This should be the single desire of the Christian. All other wishes must be subservient and tributary to this one. The Christian may wish for prosperity in his business, but only so far as it may help him to promote this-"To Him be glory for ever." He may desire to attain more gifts and more graces, but it should only be that "To Him may be glory for ever." You are not acting ... Daily Devotional Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:49:20 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/give-glory-to-the-lord-of-glory-t3716.htm#7835 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/give-glory-to-the-lord-of-glory-t3716.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/god-is-your-refuge-t3706.htm fennywest The eternal God is thy refuge."-Deuteronomy 33:27 The word refuge may be translated "mansion," or "abiding-place," which gives the thought that God is our abode, our home. There is a fulness and sweetness in the metaphor, for dear to our hearts is our home, although it be the humblest cottage, or the scantiest garret; and dearer far is our blessed God, in whom we live, and move, and have our being. It is at home that we feel safe: we shut the world out and ... Daily Devotional Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:03:32 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/god-is-your-refuge-t3706.htm#7810 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/god-is-your-refuge-t3706.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/let-god-be-true-and-every-man-a-liar-t3702.htm fennywest His place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure."-Isaiah 33:16 Do you doubt, O Christian, do you doubt as to whether God will fulfil His promise? Shall the munitions of rock be carried by storm? O Shall the storehouses of heaven fail? Do you think that your heavenly Father, though He knoweth that you have need of food and raiment, will yet forget you? When not a sparrow falls to the ground without your Father, and the very hairs ... Daily Devotional Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:53:30 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/let-god-be-true-and-every-man-a-liar-t3702.htm#7805 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/let-god-be-true-and-every-man-a-liar-t3702.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/walking-in-christ-t3701.htm fennywest "So walk ye in Him."-Colossians 2:6 If we have received Christ Himself in our inmost hearts, our new life will manifest its intimate acquaintance with Him by a walk of faith in Him. Walking implies action. Our religion is not to be confined to our closet; we must carry out into practical effect that which we believe. If a man walks in Christ, then he so acts as Christ would act; for Christ being in him, his hope, his love, his joy, his life, he is the reflex of the image of Jesus; ... Daily Devotional Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:42:08 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/walking-in-christ-t3701.htm#7804 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/walking-in-christ-t3701.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/spurgeon-on-the-immutability-of-godhead-t3697.htm fennywest "I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed."—Malachi 3:6 Oh, there is, in contemplating Christ, a balm for every wound; in musing on the Father, there is a quietus for every grief; and in the influence of the Holy Ghost, there is a balsam for every sore. Would you lose your sorrows? Would you drown your cares? Then go, plunge yourself in the Godhead's deepest sea; be lost in his immensity; and you shall come forth as from a couch of rest, refreshed ... Daily Devotional Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:10:00 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/spurgeon-on-the-immutability-of-godhead-t3697.htm#7799 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/spurgeon-on-the-immutability-of-godhead-t3697.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/he-waters-the-thirsty-t3694.htm fennywest "I will pour water upon him that is thirsty."-Isaiah 44:3 When a believer has fallen into a low, sad state of feeling, he often tries to lift himself out of it by chastening himself with dark and doleful fears. Such is not the way to rise from the dust, but to continue in it. As well chain the eagle's wing to make it mount, as doubt in order to increase our grace. It is not the law, but the gospel which saves the seeking soul at first; and it is not a legal bondage, but gospel ... Daily Devotional Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:46:45 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/he-waters-the-thirsty-t3694.htm#7796 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/he-waters-the-thirsty-t3694.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/tears-can-be-prayers-t3686.htm fennywest Behold, he prayeth."-Acts 9:11 Prayers are instantly noticed in heaven. The moment Saul began to pray the Lord heard him. Here is comfort for the distressed but praying soul. Oftentimes a poor broken-hearted one bends his knee, but can only utter his wailing in the language of sighs and tears; yet that groan has made all the harps of heaven thrill with music; that tear has been caught by God and treasured in the lachrymatory of heaven. "Thou puttest my tears into thy bottle," ... Daily Devotional Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:45:58 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/tears-can-be-prayers-t3686.htm#7784 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/tears-can-be-prayers-t3686.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/he-is-the-unchanging-changer-t3683.htm fennywest I am the Lord, I change not."-Malachi 3:6 It is well for us that, amidst all the variableness of life, there is One whom change cannot affect; One whose heart can never alter, and on whose brow mutability can make no furrows. All things else have changed-all things are changing. The sun itself grows dim with age; the world is waxing old; the folding up of the worn-out vesture has commenced; the heavens and earth must soon pass away; they shall perish, they shall wax old as doth a garment; ... Daily Devotional Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:48:34 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/he-is-the-unchanging-changer-t3683.htm#7779 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/he-is-the-unchanging-changer-t3683.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/raise-his-praise-t3679.htm fennywest "I will praise Thee, O Lord."-Psalm 9:1 Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth's gratitude rises when the sun of heaven's love warms the ground. Hath the Lord been gracious to thee, and inclined His ear to the voice of thy supplication? Then praise Him as long as thou livest. Let the ripe fruit drop upon the fertile soil from which it drew its life. Deny not a song to Him who hath answered thy prayer and given thee the desire of thy heart. To be silent ... Daily Devotional Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:48:52 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/raise-his-praise-t3679.htm#7773 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/raise-his-praise-t3679.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/in-his-presence-is-fullness-of-joy-t3659.htm fennywest "She gleaned in the field after the reapers: and her hap was to light on a part of the field belonging unto Boaz, who was of the kindred of Elimelech."-Ruth 2:3 Her hap was. Yes, it seemed nothing but an accident, but how divinely was it overruled! Ruth had gone forth with her mother's blessing, under the care of her mother's God, to humble but honourable toil, and the providence of God was guiding her every step. Little did she know that amid the sheaves she would find a husband, ... Daily Devotional Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:19:03 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/in-his-presence-is-fullness-of-joy-t3659.htm#7748 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/in-his-presence-is-fullness-of-joy-t3659.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/easy-road-make-sleepy-travellers-t3658.htm fennywest Prayer Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation."-Luke 22:46 When is the Christian most liable to sleep? Is it not when his temporal circumstances are prosperous? Have you not found it so? When you had daily troubles to take to the throne of grace, were you not more wakeful than you are now? Easy roads make sleepy travellers. Another dangerous time is when all goes pleasantly in spiritual matters. Christian went not to sleep when lions were in the way, or when he ... Daily Devotional Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:17:02 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/easy-road-make-sleepy-travellers-t3658.htm#7747 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/easy-road-make-sleepy-travellers-t3658.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/for-better-or-for-worse-t3648.htm fennywest "Will ye also go away?"- John 6:67 Many have forsaken Christ, and have walked no more with Him; but what reason have YOU to make a change? Has there been any reason for it in the past? Has not Jesus proved Himself all-sufficient? He appeals to you this morning-"Have I been a wilderness unto you?" When your soul has simply trusted Jesus, have you ever been confounded? Have you not up till now found your Lord to be a compassionate and generous friend ... Daily Devotional Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:10:01 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/for-better-or-for-worse-t3648.htm#7734 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/for-better-or-for-worse-t3648.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/growing-in-christ-t3639.htm fennywest "Grow up into Him in all things."-Ephesians 4:15 Many Christians remain stunted and dwarfed in spiritual things, so as to present the same appearance year after year. No up-springing of advanced and refined feeling is manifest in them. They exist but do not "grow up into Him in all things." But should we rest content with being in the "green blade," when we might advance to "the ear," and eventually ripen into the "full corn in the ear?" Should ... Daily Devotional Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:44:50 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/growing-in-christ-t3639.htm#7717 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/growing-in-christ-t3639.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/essence-of-his-presence-4-t3618.htm Fenny West 1Ki:10:4: And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, 1Ki:10:5: And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel, and his cupbearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the LORD; there was no more spirit in her. 1Ki:10:6: And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 1Ki:10:7: Howbeit I believed ... Daily Devotional Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:37:09 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/essence-of-his-presence-4-t3618.htm#7691 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/essence-of-his-presence-4-t3618.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/what-is-prayer-t3616.htm Fenny West Prayer "Let us lift up our heart with our hands unto God in the heavens."-Lamentations 3:41 The act of prayer teaches us our unworthiness, which is a very salutary lesson for such proud beings as we are. If God gave us favours without constraining us to pray for them we should never know how poor we are, but a true prayer is an inventory of wants, a catalogue of necessities, a revelation of hidden poverty. While it is an application to divine wealth, it is a confession ... Daily Devotional Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:45:10 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/what-is-prayer-t3616.htm#7688 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/what-is-prayer-t3616.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/power-prayer-t3612.htm Fenny West "Praying in the Holy Ghost."-Jude 20 Mark the grand characteristic of true prayer-"In the Holy Ghost." The seed of acceptable devotion must come from heaven's storehouse. Only the prayer which comes from God can go to God. We must shoot the Lord's arrows back to Him. That desire which He writes upon our heart will move His heart and bring down a blessing, but the desires of the flesh have no power with Him. Praying in the Holy Ghost is praying in fervency. Cold ... Daily Devotional Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:39:50 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/power-prayer-t3612.htm#7682 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/power-prayer-t3612.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/light-in-the-night-of-life-t3605.htm Fenny West At evening time it shall be light."-Zechariah 14:7 Oftentimes we look forward with forebodings to the time of old age, forgetful that at eventide it shall be light. To many saints, old age is the choicest season in their lives. A balmier air fans the mariner's cheek as he nears the shore of immortality, fewer waves ruffle his sea, quiet reigns, deep, still and solemn. From the altar of age the flashes of the fire of youth are gone, but the more real flame of earnest feeling remains. ... Daily Devotional Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:56:49 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/light-in-the-night-of-life-t3605.htm#7669 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/light-in-the-night-of-life-t3605.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/healing-choices-do-you-want-to-be-healed-t3603.htm Fenny West "When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, 'Do you want to get well?'" (John 5:6 NIV). Today's guest devotional is by Jon Walker, author of Growing with Purpose. Long ago and far away I was diagnosed with clinical depression and began the hard work of deep, lasting, Jesus-led recovery. One day Jesus asked me, "Do you want to be healed?" I was reading in the Apostle John’s book and he ... Daily Devotional Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:10:30 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/healing-choices-do-you-want-to-be-healed-t3603.htm#7666 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/healing-choices-do-you-want-to-be-healed-t3603.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/saved-and-strengthened-for-service-t3601.htm Fenny West "He arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights."-1 Kings 19:8 All the strength supplied to us by our gracious God is meant for service, not for wantonness or boasting. When the prophet Elijah found the cake baked on the coals, and the cruse of water placed at his head, as he lay under the juniper tree, he was no gentleman to be gratified with dainty fare that he might stretch himself at his ease; far otherwise, he was commissioned ... Daily Devotional Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:31:56 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/saved-and-strengthened-for-service-t3601.htm#7663 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/saved-and-strengthened-for-service-t3601.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/make-the-most-of-where-you-are-t3595.htm Fenny West Make the Most of where You Are en route where you’re Going "The hope which is laid up for you in heaven."-Colossians 1:5 Our hope in Christ for the future is the mainspring and the mainstay of our joy here. It will animate our hearts to think often of heaven, for all that we can desire is promised there. Here we are weary and toilworn, but yonder is the land of rest where the sweat of labour shall no more bedew the worker's brow, and fatigue shall be for ever banished. ... Daily Devotional Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:03:22 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/make-the-most-of-where-you-are-t3595.htm#7650 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/make-the-most-of-where-you-are-t3595.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/golden-links-of-grace-and-glory-go-together-t3593.htm Fenny West "He will give grace and glory."-Psalm 84:11 Bounteous is Jehovah in His nature; to give is His delight. His gifts are beyond measure precious, and are as freely given as the light of the sun. He gives grace to His elect because He wills it, to His redeemed because of His covenant, to the called because of His promise, to believers because they seek it, to sinners because they need it. He gives grace abundantly, seasonably, constantly, readily, sovereignly; doubly enhancing the ... Daily Devotional Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:47:28 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/golden-links-of-grace-and-glory-go-together-t3593.htm#7647 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/golden-links-of-grace-and-glory-go-together-t3593.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/raise-his-praise-all-your-days-t3586.htm Fenny West "Sing forth the honour of His name, make His praise glorious."-Psalm 66:2 It is not left to our own option whether we shall praise God or not. Praise is God's most righteous due, and every Christian, as the recipient of His grace, is bound to praise God from day to day. It is true we have no authoritative rubric for daily praise; we have no commandment prescribing certain hours of song and thanksgiving: but the law written upon the heart teaches us that it is right to praise God; ... Daily Devotional Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:36:42 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/raise-his-praise-all-your-days-t3586.htm#7636 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/raise-his-praise-all-your-days-t3586.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/reality-check-t3580.htm Fenny West "Behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague."-Leviticus 13:13 Strange enough this regulation appears, yet there was wisdom in it, for the throwing out of the disease proved that the constitution was sound. This morning it may be well for us to see the typical teaching of so singular a rule. We, too, are lepers, and may read the law of leper as applicable to ourselves. When a man sees himself to be altogether lost and ruined, ... Daily Devotional Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:37:15 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/reality-check-t3580.htm#7626 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/reality-check-t3580.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/accepted-acquitted-celebrated-t3568.htm Fenny West "Accepted in the beloved."-Ephesians 1:6 What a state of privilege! It includes our justification before God, but the term acceptance" in the Greek means more than that. It signifies that we are the objects of divine complacence, nay, even of divine delight. How marvellous that we, worms, mortals, sinners, should be the objects of divine love! But it is only "in the beloved." Some Christians seem to be accepted in their own experience, at least, that is their ... Daily Devotional Fri, 25 Sep 2009 23:03:57 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/accepted-acquitted-celebrated-t3568.htm#7595 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/accepted-acquitted-celebrated-t3568.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/the-rock-higher-than-i-t3559.htm Fenny West "When my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the Rock that is higher than I."-Psalm 61:2 Most of us know what it is to be overwhelmed in heart; emptied as when a man wipeth a dish and turneth it upside down; submerged and thrown on our beam ends like a vessel mastered by the storm. Discoveries of inward corruption will do this, if the Lord permits the great deep of our depravity to become troubled and cast up mire and dirt. Disappointments and heart-breaks will do this when billow ... Daily Devotional Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:01:35 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/the-rock-higher-than-i-t3559.htm#7572 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/the-rock-higher-than-i-t3559.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/forgive-and-live-t3548.htm Fenny West Daily Journey bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. Col3:13 NASB “Forgiveness” We were shocked when a woman associated with a dark time in our past had the nerve to show up at a family reunion. She had broken up my father’s family when he was a young boy, and despite our attempts at reconciliation she had never confessed and asked forgiveness for the mess she had made. Yet ... Daily Devotional Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:51:53 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/forgive-and-live-t3548.htm#7556 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/forgive-and-live-t3548.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/the-live-of-faith-and-the-walk-of-faith-t3549.htm Fenny West Holy Spirit "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."-Galatians 5:25 The two most important things in our holy religion are the life of faith and the walk of faith. He who shall rightly understand these is not far from being a master in experimental theology, for they are vital points to a Christian. You will never find true faith unattended by true godliness; on the other hand, you will never discover a truly holy life which has not for its root a living faith ... Daily Devotional Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:29:25 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/the-live-of-faith-and-the-walk-of-faith-t3549.htm#7557 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/the-live-of-faith-and-the-walk-of-faith-t3549.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/be-of-good-courage-t3544.htm Fenny West "He shall not be afraid of evil tidings."-Psalm 112:7 Christian, you ought not to dread the arrival of evil tidings; because if you are distressed by them, what do you more than other men? Other men have not your God to fly to; they have never proved His faithfulness as you have done, and it is no wonder if they are bowed down with alarm and cowed with fear: but you profess to be of another spirit; you have been begotten again unto a lively hope, and your heart lives in heaven ... Daily Devotional Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:52:16 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/be-of-good-courage-t3544.htm#7548 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/be-of-good-courage-t3544.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/take-the-matter-to-the-master-t3546.htm Fenny West "Bring him unto me."-Mark 9:19 Despairingly the poor disappointed father turned away from the disciples to their Master. His son was in the worst possible condition, and all means had failed, but the miserable child was soon delivered from the evil one when the parent in faith obeyed the Lord Jesus' word, "Bring him unto me." Children are a precious gift from God, but much anxiety comes with them. They may be a great joy or a great bitterness to their parents; they may ... Daily Devotional Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:12:24 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/take-the-matter-to-the-master-t3546.htm#7551 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/take-the-matter-to-the-master-t3546.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/walk-as-he-walked-t3543.htm Fenny West "Partakers of the divine nature."-2 Peter 1:4 To be a partaker of the divine nature is not, of course, to become God. That cannot be. The essence of Deity is not to be participated in by the creature. Between the creature and the Creator there must ever be a gulf fixed in respect of essence; but as the first man Adam was made in the image of God, so we, by the renewal of the Holy Spirit, are in a yet diviner sense made in the image of the Most High, and are partakers of the divine ... Daily Devotional Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:27:14 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/walk-as-he-walked-t3543.htm#7547 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/walk-as-he-walked-t3543.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/dead-to-sin-t3538.htm spiritfilled For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace. Romans 6:14 As we called on Jesus' name in baptism and trusted him to be our Savior, we died to sin. In this death, we die to dying and pass from death to life because of our faith in Jesus and in God's power (John 5:24; Col. 2:12). Our life is joined to Jesus, and his glorious future becomes our own (Col. 3:1-4). We are not under law, but grace. Let's respond to the gift of grace with passion and with zeal ... Daily Devotional Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:53:18 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/dead-to-sin-t3538.htm#7542 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/dead-to-sin-t3538.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/whatever-betide-with-the-saviour-ride-t3537.htm Fenny West "There were also with Him other little ships."-Mark 4:36 Jesus was the Lord High Admiral of the sea that night, and His presence preserved the whole convoy. It is well to sail with Jesus, even though it be in a little ship. When we sail in Christ's company, we may not make sure of fair weather, for great storms may toss the vessel which carries the Lord Himself, and we must not expect to find the sea less boisterous around our little boat. If we go with Jesus we must be content ... Daily Devotional Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:28:04 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/whatever-betide-with-the-saviour-ride-t3537.htm#7536 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/whatever-betide-with-the-saviour-ride-t3537.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/touch-heaven-to-triumph-on-earth-t3521.htm Fenny West "And he goeth up into a mountain, and calleth unto him whom he would: and they came unto him."-Mark 3:13 Here was sovereignty. Impatient spirits may fret and fume, because they are not called to the highest places in the ministry; but reader be it thine to rejoice that Jesus calleth whom He wills. If He shall leave me to be a doorkeeper in His house, I will cheerfully bless Him for His grace in permitting me to do anything in His service. The call of Christ's servants comes ... Daily Devotional Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:21:12 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/touch-heaven-to-triumph-on-earth-t3521.htm#7517 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/touch-heaven-to-triumph-on-earth-t3521.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/prevailing-prayer-cashes-gods-promises-t3517.htm Fenny West "I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not."-Jeremiah 33:3 There are different translations of these words. One version renders it, "I will shew thee great and fortified things." Another, "Great and reserved things." Now, there are reserved and special things in Christian experience: all the developments of spiritual life are not alike easy of attainment. There are the common frames and feelings of repentance, and faith, ... Daily Devotional Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:39:35 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/prevailing-prayer-cashes-gods-promises-t3517.htm#7513 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/prevailing-prayer-cashes-gods-promises-t3517.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/faith-will-find-a-way-t3503.htm Fenny West "And when they could not come nigh unto Him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay."-Mark 2:4 Faith is full of inventions. The house was full, a crowd blocked up the door, but faith found a way of getting at the Lord and placing the palsied man before Him. If we cannot get sinners where Jesus is by ordinary methods we must use extraordinary ones. It seems, according ... Daily Devotional Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:03:04 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/faith-will-find-a-way-t3503.htm#7495 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/faith-will-find-a-way-t3503.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/let-your-light-so-shine-t3492.htm Fenny West "Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar ."-Psalm 120:5 As a Christian you have to live in the midst of an ungodly world, and it is of little use for you to cry "Woe is me." Jesus did not pray O that you should be taken out of the world, and what He did not pray for you need not desire. Better far in the Lord's strength to meet the difficulty, and glorify Him in it. The enemy is ever on the watch to detect inconsistency ... Daily Devotional Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:36:50 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/let-your-light-so-shine-t3492.htm#7478 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/let-your-light-so-shine-t3492.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/cast-all-the-cares-on-him-t3474.htm Fenny West "Trust in Him at all times."-Psalm 62:8 Faith is as much the rule of temporal as of spiritual life; we ought to have faith in God for our earthly affairs as well as for our heavenly business. It is only as we learn to trust in God for the supply of all our daily need that we shall live above the world. We are not to be idle, that would show we did not trust in God, who worketh hitherto, but in the devil, who is the father of idleness. We are not to be imprudent or rash; that ... Daily Devotional Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:20:24 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/cast-all-the-cares-on-him-t3474.htm#7448 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/cast-all-the-cares-on-him-t3474.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/divine-direction-dealeth-he-t3473.htm Fenny West "Thou shalt guide me with Thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory."-Psalm 73:24 The Psalmist felt his need of divine guidance. He had just been discovering the foolishness of his own heart, and lest he should be constantly led astray by it, he resolved that God's counsel should henceforth guide him. A sense of our own folly is a great step towards being wise, when it leads us to rely on the wisdom of the Lord. The blind man leans on his friend's arm and reaches ... Daily Devotional Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:11:55 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/divine-direction-dealeth-he-t3473.htm#7447 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/divine-direction-dealeth-he-t3473.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/dwelling-together-in-unity-t3465.htm Bible Bot Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the LORD commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. Psalm 133:1-3 KJV __________________ Anyone who claims to be in the light but hates his ... Daily Devotional Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:35:10 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/dwelling-together-in-unity-t3465.htm#7438 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/dwelling-together-in-unity-t3465.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/divine-ever-living-unchanging-t3464.htm heavenbound But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you. (1 Peter 1:25) All human teaching and, indeed, all human beings shall pass away as the grass of the meadow; but we are here assured that the Word of the Lord is of a very different character, for it shall endure forever. We have here a divine gospel; for what word can endure forever but that which is spoken by the eternal God? We have here an ever-living gospel, as full of ... Daily Devotional Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:19:40 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/divine-ever-living-unchanging-t3464.htm#7437 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/divine-ever-living-unchanging-t3464.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/his-covenant-forever-t3450.htm stephen "He hath commanded his covenant for ever." (Psalms 111:9) The Lord's people delight in the covenant itself. It is an unfailing source of consolation to them so often as the Holy Spirit leads them into its banqueting house and waves its banner of love. They delight to contemplate the antiquity of that covenant, remembering that before the day-star knew its place, or planets ran their round, the interests of the saints were made secure in Christ Jesus. It is peculiarly pleasing to ... Daily Devotional Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:13:14 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/his-covenant-forever-t3450.htm#7420 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/his-covenant-forever-t3450.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/basking-in-the-sun-that-shall-never-set-t3432.htm Fenny West "The voice of weeping shall be no more heard."-Isaiah 65:19 The glorified weep no more, for all outward a causes of grief are gone. There are no broken friendships, nor blighted prospects in heaven. Poverty, famine, peril, persecution, and slander, are unknown there. No pain distresses, no thought of death or bereavement saddens. They weep no more, for they are perfectly sanctified. No "evil heart of unbelief" prompts them to depart from the living God; they are without ... Daily Devotional Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:47:21 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/basking-in-the-sun-that-shall-never-set-t3432.htm#7396 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/basking-in-the-sun-that-shall-never-set-t3432.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/water-if-you-want-to-be-watered-t3428.htm Fenny West "He that watereth shall be watered also himself."-Proverbs 11:25 We are here taught the great lesson, that to get, we must give; that to accumulate, we must scatter; that to make ourselves happy, we must make others happy; and that in order to become spiritually vigorous, we must seek the spiritual good of others. In watering others, we are ourselves watered. How? Our efforts to be useful, bring out our powers for usefulness. We have latent talents and dormant faculties, which ... Daily Devotional Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:45:52 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/water-if-you-want-to-be-watered-t3428.htm#7390 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/water-if-you-want-to-be-watered-t3428.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/great-trials-precede-great-triumphs-t3424.htm Fenny West "The sweet psalmist of Israel."-2 Samuel 23:1 Among all the saints whose lives are recorded in Holy Writ, David possesses an experience of the most striking, varied, and instructive character. In his history we meet with trials and temptations not to be discovered, as a whole, in other saints of ancient times, and hence he is all the more suggestive a type of our Lord. David knew the trials of all ranks and conditions of men. Kings have their troubles, and David wore a crown: ... Daily Devotional Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:30:08 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/great-trials-precede-great-triumphs-t3424.htm#7383 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/great-trials-precede-great-triumphs-t3424.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/touch-not-his-glory-t3406.htm Fenny West Give unto the Lord the glory due unto His name."-Psalm 29:2 God's glory is the result of His nature and acts. He is glorious in His character, for there is such a store of everything that is holy, and good, and lovely in God, that He must be glorious. The actions which flow from His character are also glorious; but while He intends that they should manifest to His creatures His goodness, and mercy, and justice, He is equally concerned that the glory associated with them should be given ... Daily Devotional Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:01:06 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/touch-not-his-glory-t3406.htm#7346 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/touch-not-his-glory-t3406.htm http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/medication-for-meditation-sin-t3399.htm Fenny West All have sinned for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Sin brings death For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Gen:2:17: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. God gives us power over sin Ro:6:9: Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. Ro:6:14: For ... Daily Devotional Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:31:43 GMT http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/medication-for-meditation-sin-t3399.htm#7331 http://christian-talk.forumotion.com/daily-devotional-f9/medication-for-meditation-sin-t3399.htm