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“There are times when solitude is better than society, and silence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labour in his service. We ought to muse upon the things of God, because we thus get the real nutriment out of them. . . . Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many sermons, make but slow advances in the divine life? Because they neglect their closets, and do not thoughtfully meditate on God's Word. They love the wheat, but they do not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet, but they will not stoop to drink it. From such folly deliver us, O Lord. . . .” ― Charles Spurgeon “Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.” ― C. H. Spurgeon “Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.” ― Charles Haddon Spurgeon “If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our dead bodies. And if they perish, let them perish with our arms wrapped about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let it be filled in the teeth of our exertions, and let not one go unwarned and unprayed for.” ― Charles Spurgeon “A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.” ― Charles Spurgeon “Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.” ― Charles Spurgeon “When your will is God's will, you will have your will.” ― Charles Spurgeon https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/2876959.Charles_Haddon_Spurgeon (Philippians 2:13, KJV)    |
Seasons of darkness descend on the soul, making us cry, "Oh, Lord, Why?" But in the process of being made whole, the waiting and darkness reply, "Where is the One, thy soul ever seeks? Doth He just bid thee begone? Or is it the dark thy heart ever tweaks, creating a longing for the sun?" 'Tis in the dark, that mushrooms are grown. What a savory part of thy food! In shaded part of a tree are yet known the hostas, and ferns lovely good. In the darkest of night have the hurricanes screamed, blowing down all the loose limbs of life. The churning of milk brings us butter and cream. A dark time can deal with our strife. A broken bone can mend in the dark of a cast. A preacher is called in the night. Obscurity's school is a glory at last when the Truth is proclaimed in the light. When you work in the night, and sleep in the day, the lonely of Jonah sets in, but the giftings of God in their final display will show trophied souls He did win. The dark and the light of these temporal years are the tools, that The Lord, He can use. The burning of fright, and the shame of the jeers melt the dross in the gold He did choose. The darkness is subject to The Son, Who is Light. The seasons of dark are a span. The making of gems in earth's crushing of night are the gifts of The Day by His Plan. by Jay O’Toole on October 18th, 2024   |
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