Daily Thoughts about God Posts

Originally written by Charles H. Spurgeon, published in “Mornings & Evenings,”

All of them were filled with the Holy SpiritActs 2:4

Rich were the blessings on the day of Pentecost when the believers were filled with the Holy Spirit. It’s impossible to overestimate the consequences of this sacred filling of the soul. Life, comfort, light, purity, power, peace, and many other precious blessings are inseparable from the Spirit’s presence.

As sacred oil, He anoints the head of the believer, sets them apart to the priesthood of saints, and gives them grace to rightly live out their role in His Kingdom.

As the only truly purifying water He cleanses us from the power of sin and sanctifies us holy, working in us to will and to do the Lord’s good pleasure.

As the light, He made appeal to us even when we were still lost, and now He reveals the Lord Jesus to us and in us, guiding us in the way of righteousness. Enlightened by His pure celestial ray, we no longer stumble in darkness but now walk in the light of the Lord.

As fire, He both purges us from impurity, and sets our hallowed nature ablaze. He is the sacrificial flame by which we are enabled to offer our whole souls as a living sacrifice to God.

As heavenly dew, He removes our barrenness and fertilizes our lives. Oh how we yearn that He would drop from above on us at this hour! Such morning dew would be a sweet commencement for the day.

As the dove, with wings of peaceful love He frets over His Church and the souls of believers. And as a Comforter He dispels the cares and doubts which ruin the peace of His beloved. He descends on the chosen like He did on Lord in Jordan, and bears witness to our status as children of the Lord by working in us a childlike spirit by which we cry “Abba, Father.”

As the wind, He brings the breath of life to His people. He performs the work by which the spiritual creation is given life and sustained. Pray to God that we will feel His wondrous presence today and every day!

Question: Which of these analogies hit closest to home for you today? Why, and what truth about God does it reveal and reaffirm?

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by Marilyn Ehle

“I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; apart from you I have no good thing.”  Psalm 16:2

It only takes one trip to a country where starving children with bloated bellies are commonplace, where germ-free water is non-existent or where death-by-AIDS is the rule rather than the exception to confess that I have a good life. If I walk through crowded city streets here in my own country, I can find innumerable fatherless families, children going to school without breakfast, and teenagers choosing drugs and crime as the path to success.

While I would not be considered wealthy by many in my city, my list of good things is long: my home is warm, the ingredients for many meals sit on cupboard shelves, I have free access to books, education and places of worship.

But where is God on my Good Things List?

It is likely that when David wrote the words above, he was king, but in difficult circumstances. Could it be that those circumstances forced him to utter the words with a whine in his voice? “Absolutely nothing is going right for me. God, you are about the only good thing left for me. Poor me.”

However, as I read on, I find words that make me believe David was not whimpering, but rather victoriously proclaiming that—in the midst of life’s circumstances, whether in want or plenty—God was Number One. He says, “Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure… I will praise the Lord… I keep my eyes always on the Lord… My heart is glad and my tongue rejoices…”

Whether in circumstances where my Good Things List seems small, or during times when the list could go on forever, I declare: apart from God, I have no good thing.

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