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9 You
who bring good tidings to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good
tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be
afraid; say to the towns of Judah, “Here is your God!” 10 See, the Sovereign Lord comes with power, and his arm rules
for him. See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him. Isaiah 40:9-10 (NIV)
7 How
beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who
proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to
Zion, "Your God reigns!" 8 Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices; together
they shout for joy. When the Lord
returns to Zion, they will see it with their own eyes. 9 Burst into songs of joy
together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord
has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem. 10 The Lord will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the
nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God. Isaiah 52:7-10 (NIV)
6 On
this mountain the Lord Almighty
will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine-- the
best of meats and the finest of wines. 7 On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that
enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; 8 he will swallow up death
forever. The Sovereign Lord will
wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people
from all the earth. The Lord has
spoken. Isaiah 25:6-8 (NIV)
5 Your
love, O Lord, reaches to the
heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. 6 Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your
justice like the great deep. O Lord,
you preserve both man and beast. 7 How priceless is your unfailing love! Both high and
low among men find refuge in the shadow of your wings. Psalms 36:5-7 (NIV)
30 As for
God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord
is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 31 For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our
God? 32 It is
God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 33 He makes my feet like the feet
of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. Psalms 18:30-33 (NIV)
BUTTER
“When God would quicken my
affections, he gives me a glance of heaven, that so I may be in love with what
I see. When I begin to bless myself, and
rest in my happy privileges, he draws a veil over the bright vision, that I may
rest in nothing but himself, nor loathe what I so greatly love. He suffers my happiness here to be imperfect, that so I may be pressing on to that place where I shall be perfectly
happy forever. Lord, when thou showest thyself, let me love thee; when my mountain
stands strong, let me praise thee; when thou withdrawest thyself, let me follow
thee; when thy countenance is hid, let me still believe that thou lovest
me: under all my changes here, let my
soul be always breathing, panting, longing, and reaching after thee, till I
shall so perfectly enjoy thee, that I may never lose thee more Amen. Lord, guide me in this Christian race, And
keep my mind intent on thee; Rejoicing when I see thy face, And trusting when I
cannot see.” K. H. Bogatzky
“The colored sunsets and starry
heavens, the beautiful mountains and the shining seas, the fragrant woods and
painted flowers, are not half so beautiful as a soul that is serving Jesus out
of love in the wear and tear of common, unpoetic life.” Faber
“God has as a
strong reserve with which to discharge this engagement; for He is able to do
all things. Believer, until you can
drain the ocean dry of omnipotence and break the towering mountains of almighty
strength into pieces, you never need to be afraid. Don’t think that the strength of a human
being shall ever be able to overcome the power of God. As long as the earth’s huge pillars stand,
you have enough reason to remain firm in your faith. The same God who directs the earth in its
orbit, feeds the burning furnace of the sun, and trims the lamps of heaven, has
promised to supply you with daily strength.
While He is able to uphold the universe, don’t even dream that He will
prove unable to fulfill His own promises.
Remember what He did in ages past, in the former generations. Remember how He spoke, and it was done; how
He commanded, and it stood fast. Shall
He that created the world grow weary? He
hangs the world upon nothing; shall He who does this be unable to support His
children? Shall He be unfaithful to His
word for want of power? Who is it that
restrains the tempest? Doesn’t He ride
upon the wings of the wind, and make the clouds His chariots, and hold the
ocean in the hollow of His hand? How can
He fail you? When He has put such a
faithful promise as this on record, will you for a moment indulge the thought
that He has out promised Himself, and gone beyond his power to fulfill? Ah, no!
You cannot doubt any longer.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
“Discipleship is much more than simply strolling with the Savior.” Detzler
HEART SAVOR
·
I am to
bring the good news of Jesus to others. It
makes me have beautiful feet! The Sovereign
Lord is my helper, sufficiency and strength.
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My God is
a God of love, faithfulness and justice.
·
God’s Word
is flawless. He is a Shield for all who
take refuge in Him.
