A Promise For Today

The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. 

-Proverbs 11:18

 For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright. 
-Psalms 11:7

For thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness: neither shall evil dwell with thee. The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity. 
-Psalm 5:4-5

Dangers of privilege

Take heed of complaining, though He has given us so much. 

Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured, and were destroyed of the destroyer. -1 Corinthians 10:10

Take heed of forgetting God's blessings, and forgetting to thank Him for them. 

Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: -Psalms 103:2

Take heed of prayerlessness. 

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; -Ephesians 6:18

 Moreover as for me, God forbid that I should sin against the LORD in ceasing to pray for you: but I will teach you the good and the right way: - 1 Samuel 12:23

Take heed of covetousness. 

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. -Luke 12:15

Take heed of becoming calloused, used to hearing God's Word and the Gospel. Many of the most unprivileged are saved, while those highly privileged are lost. Examine yourselves to be sure that you are in the faith. 

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. -Luke 12:48

It is a very dangerous possibility that you may be an honest, moral, religious churchgoer, and know in your mind the facts of all the doctrines of the Bible and the truth of salvation, and hear the Gospel week after week...you may even pray, profess to know the Lord, read your Bible, and hand out tracts in dutiful obligation (I had prayed often, and even read the Bible entirely through before the Lord saved me!)...but will many sinful ones such as drunkards, harlots, thieves, fornicators, liars, etc., be saved, and you...lost eternally? Have you repented of your sins and been washed in the precious Blood of Jesus Christ? 

NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD

What can wash away my sin?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

What can make me whole again?

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain

Oh! precious is the flow

That makes me white as snow;

No other fount I know,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

For my pardon, this I see,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

For my cleansing this my plea,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain

Nothing can for sin atone,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

Naught of good that I have done,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain

This is all my hope and peace,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus;

This is all my righteousness,

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain

Now by this I’ll overcome—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus,

Now by this I’ll reach my home—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain

Glory! Glory! This I sing—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus,

All my praise for this I bring—

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Refrain

The Fear of God

Sin is a plague, yea, the greatest and most infectious plague in the world; and yet, ah! how few are there that tremble at it, that keep at a distance from it!—Thomas Brooks

Beware of sin, be it ever so small. There is more in a little sin to harden, than in a great deal of grace to soften. .... If thou hast sinned, lie not down without repentance; for the want of repentance, after one has sinned, makes the heart yet harder and harder. —John Bunyan

The opposite of the fear of God in a person's heart, is a hard heart. 

Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. 

-Prov. 28: 14

The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 

-Proverbs 8:13

Some of God's children are noted for fearing Him "above many". May it be so with us! Let us not be content with a little fear of God, but let us truly be "...in the fear of the LORD all the day long." -Proverbs 23:17

That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. -Nehemiah 7:2 

 O fear the LORD, ye His saints: for there is no want 

to them that fear Him. 

-Psalms 34:9

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: 

Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this

 is the whole duty of man. 

-Ecclesiastes 12:13

A Promise for Today: Wait on the Lord

...and thou shalt know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for Me. 

-Isaiah 49:23b

"If you have a divine promise, you need not plead it with an "if", you may urge it with 

a certainty. The Lord meant to fulfill the promise, or He would not have given it. God does not give His words merely to quiet us, and keep us hopeful for awhile with the intention of putting us off at the last; but when He speaks, it is because He means to do as He said." -C.H. Spurgeon

Wait on the Lord

by Fanny Crosby

Wait on the Lord, wait patiently,

And thou shalt in Him be blest;

After the storm, a holy calm,

And after thy labor rest.

Refrain

Wait on the Lord, for whom hast thou

On earth or in Heaven but He?

Over thy soul a watch He keeps,

Wherever thy path may be.

Wait on the Lord, wait cheerfully,

And He will thy youth renew;

Wait on the Lord obediently,

Whatever He bids thee do.

Refrain

Wait on the Lord, wait lovingly,

Confide in His care thy all;

Those that abide in perfect peace

No danger can e’er befall.

Refrain

Wait on the Lord, wait joyfully,

For then shall thy heart be strong;

Lo! by His hand He leadeth thee,

And thou shalt be filled with song

Sing to the Lord

"Singing God's praise is a work of the most meditation of any we perform in public. It keeps the heart longest upon the thing spoken. Prayer and hearing pass quick from one sentence to another; this sticks long upon it." —J. Lightfoot

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. -Colossians 3:16

 Sing unto God, ye kingdoms of the earth; O sing praises unto the Lord; Selah: 

-Psalms 68:32

I AM THINE, O LORD

by Fanny Crosby

I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,

And it told Thy love to me;

But I long to rise in the arms of faith

And be closer drawn to Thee.

Refrain:

Draw me nearer, nearer blessèd Lord,

To the cross where Thou hast died.

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessèd Lord,

To Thy precious, bleeding side.

Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the power of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

(Refrain)

O the pure delight of a single hour

That before Thy throne I spend,

When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God

I commune as friend with friend!

(Refrain)

There are depths of love that I cannot know

Till I cross the narrow sea;

There are heights of joy that I may not reach

Till I rest in peace with Thee.

(Refrain)

Meditating on God's Word

It is not the bee's touching of the flower that gathers honey, but her abiding for a time upon the flower that draws out the sweet.  It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most, that will prove the choicest, sweetest, wisest and strongest Christian.

—T. Brooks

But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. 

-Psalms 1:2

14 Days of God's Promises - Day #14

And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, 
to give every man according as his work shall be. 

- Revelation 22:12

Will Jesus Find Us Watching?
by Fanny Crosby

When Jesus comes to reward His servants, 
Whether it be noon or night, 
Faithful to Him will He find us watching,
With our lamps all trimmed and bright?

Refrain:
Oh, can we say we are ready, brother?
Ready for the soul's bright home?
Say, will He find you and me still watching,
Waiting, waiting when the Lord shall come?

If, at the dawn of the early morning, 
He shall call us one by one, 
When to the Lord we restore our talents,
Will He answer thee, "Well done"?

Have we been true to the trust He left us?
Do we seek to do our best?
If in our hearts there is naught condemns us, 
We shall have a glorious rest. 

Blessed are those whom the Lord finds watching, 
In His glory they shall share; 
If He shall come at the dawn or midnight, 
Will He find us watching there?


Well, this is the final day that I'd intended to do these posts, but it's been so good for me 
to put these together and think more on the promises of God (and I hope for others who've read these also), that I'd like to at least perhaps once a week or so continue posting one, if I can. Praying the Lord will bless His Words to our hearts, and faith to believe His 
precious promises.

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. 
-Romans 15:4

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Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed 

on thee: because he trusteth in thee. 

-Isaiah 26:3

Perfect peace---ah, precious promise.

E'en with storms around, within,

We've a shelter in our Saviour,

He has promised peace to them:

Those whose minds are stayed and trusting,

 Him alone our mighty God.

For with eyes on such a Saviour,

All our fears become so small.

The stormy winds and waves so high,

Will calm at His command.

Dear Saviour, hear our cries to Thee,

O hold us with Thy hand.

Let not our eyes, like Peter's did, 

Look round upon the waves, 

And seeing such, fear grip our hearts, 

And sinking, go astray.

O keep our minds e'er stayed on Thee, 

Just trusting as a child; 

We need Thy gracious keeping, Lord,

Each day and ev'ry hour. 

O dost thou know this mighty LORD, 

My friend, I ask thee now? 

Does trembling fill thy heart with fear--

And anxious is thy brow?

Do sins, like mighty billows roll,

Within thy heart, till all,

Seems bleak and hopeless, 

As you fight, but winnest not at all. 

There's peace for you! Sweet peace, my friend,

O! heed His mighty call. 

Look to the Lamb of God and find, 

This PERFECT PEACE with God. 

O if your sins are burdensome, to you, 

Then you can find,

Sweet rest in Jesus Christ, our Lord,

Who shed His Blood and died.

His Blood was shed the debt to pay, 

For all those who believe, 

Each one of those who comes to Him, 

Eternal life receives. 

He rose again, in victory! 

O'er death, sin, and the grave.  

Repent and seek Him, while you may,

For if you will not heed:

 You'll find yourself one dreadful day....

Eternally cast away.

JESUS CHRIST SAID:

"Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, 

and I will give you rest."

-Matthew 11:28

But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 

 Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 

 Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 

2 Peter 3:10-14

14 Days of God's Promises - Day #12

The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever. 

- Psalms 22:26

The meek alone shall satisfied be, 

All others shall lack at the last.  

O may we all learn of our meek, lowly, Lord,

On Him all our cares we can cast. 

Sweet praises shall sound from those who seek,
Our loving and great, mighty Lord.
They'll live for ever with Him one glad day,
And gladly His praises sound forth.

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Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust. 

 -Psalms 103:13-14

A Father loving and kind, 
Is our God to those who are His. 
He pities and cares at all times, 
For those in His fear do abide. 

14 Days of God's Promises - Day #10

 And He that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And He said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful. 

And He said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely. 

 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son. 

 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

-Revelation 21:5-8

This poem was written by a boy named Alfred Wileman, who died at a young age, on February 13th, 1864, aged only eleven years and ten months. Alfred left behind him several pieces of poetry, written by him in a copybook. He wrote the poem below when he was only nine years old, showing much spiritual understanding above his years that evidently God had graciously given him. 

HEAVEN

By Alfred Wileman, aged 9 years old

There is a place for those who love

The Lord, the God of Heaven above; 

That place is Heaven, where all those meet

Who love to bow at Jesus' feet. 

There is no sorrow there, nor pain, 

But joy and peace for ever reign;

And Christ the Lord for ever stands

To welcome sinners to His hands. 

There all the elders round the throne

Do join in one majestic tone; 

There all the holy we shall see, 

And dwell in their society. 

There all those meet who loved the Lord, 

And everywhere His name adored; 

O may we run the heavenly race, 

And reach at last the blissful place. 

Alfred Wileman has long since overcome and reached that blissful place, reaping the promised reward of life everlasting, young though he was. Some of his last words were these, that his mother recorded him having said during his final days of sickness, though he was struggling to speak: "Palm--victory--praise--rejoice, ye saints, and render praise." Afterwards he waved both hands, and said, with all the strength he could muster, "Victory! victory! Jesus got the victory!" His face shone with joyfulness. 

He also wrote other poems, one more of which I'll share here: 

A PRAYER 

Holy, holy, holy Lord! 

Teach us to believe Thy Word; 

Send Thy Spirit into our heart, 

And Thy sovereign grace impart. 

Our sins forgive, 

Our hearts renew, 

And let us live 

Our lives anew. 

Break our stony hearts, O Lord; 

Bring us back again to God;

Give us help in time of need, 

And our souls and bodies feed. 

O save our souls

From lasting pains, 

And make us free 

From Satan's chains. 

"He thus lived to fill his book, [speaking of the poems he wrote], and then, like the three Hebrew youths, passed through the fire without being touched by the flames. In loftier strains and sweeter songs he now sings Jehovah's matchless grace and Immanuel's dying love." -Harriet Wileman, Alfred's Mother

To read more about his story, and of others who died at young ages in the Lord, you can purchase the book "Lambs Safely Folded" HERE.  I look forward to meeting them all in Heaven someday. Will you be there? It's a question too serious to push out of your mind if God is dealing with you. Friend, seek the Lord while He may be found. 

Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near: 
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon. -Isaiah 55:6-7

14 Days of God's Promises - Day #9

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 

Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. 

-Isaiah 3:10-11


All shall be well, dear righteous one; do not fear. 
All shall be well, though e'en now thou may'st have tears. 
He'll wipe them all away someday, 
And bid thee enter fairest day, 
All shall be well, child of God; do not fear. 

But ill! How grieves my heart! Shall to the wicked be. 
Yes, fear! To you I bid you, fear! 
It may be you shall see, the mercies of our Mighty God, 
Poured out to even thee. 
But if you do not heed and turn: ill, ill! 'twill be with thee.