This week has been very busy. It has been pretty much go, go, go constantly for the past several days. I went to bed last night feeling physically exhausted as well as spiritually depleted. When my body is weak, I definitely noticed that it wears on my spirit as well. I felt somewhat letdown because the conference is over and our company has all gone home. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t really looking forward to church; I didn’t have any of the music practiced for the song service (my piano was at the building). I hate being unprepared. Feeling discouraged, I bowed before God and quietly prayed, “Lord, please recharge my battery. I’m running on empty. Give me physical and spiritual strength.” I lifted my head from my bed and felt as though something truly had happened. Pulling out my devotional book, I read the evening passage. God knew just what I needed. What a blessing!
“A very present help.” Psalm 46:1
Covenant blessings are not meant to be looked at only, but to be appropriated. Even our Lord Jesus is given to us for our present use. Believer, thou dost not make use of Christ as thou oughtest to do. When thou art in trouble, why dost thou not tell Him all thy grief? Has He not a sympathizing heart, and can He not comfort and relieve thee? No, thou art going about to all thy friends, save thy best Friend, and telling thy tale everywhere except into the bosom of thy Lord. Art thou burdened with this day’s sins? Here is a fountain filled with blood: use it, saint, use it. Has a sense of guilt returned upon thee? The pardoning grace of Jesus may be proved again and again. Come to Him at once for cleansing. Dost thou deplore thy weakness? He is thy strength: why not lean upon Him? Dost thou feel naked? Come hither, soul; put on the robe of Jesus’ righteousness. Stand not looking at it, but wear it. Strip off thine own righteousness, and thine own fears too: put on the fair white linen, for it was meant to wear. Dost thou feel thyself sick? Pull the night bell of prayer, and call up the Beloved Physician! He will give the cordial that will revive thee. Thou art poor, but then thou hast “a kinsman, a mighty man of wealth.” What! wilt thou not go to Him and ask Him to give thee of His abundance, when He has given thee this promise, that thou shalt be joint heir with Him, and has made over all that He is and all that He has to be thine? There is nothing Christ dislikes more than for His people to made a showthing of Him, and not to use Him. He loves to be employed by us. The more burdens we put on His shoulders, the more precious will He be to us.
Evening--May 3, Morning & Evening, C. H. Spurgeon, page 249
We had a great service today. Dad preached about 6 reasons why he goes street preaching. After grabbing some snacks and coffee, Dad showed the church a 30 minute video about soul winning. That was pretty interesting. There was a very good spirit in church today, and the piano playing went just fine, even though I hadn’t practiced. God is so good! =)
As we were in the car driving to church this morning, I read Psalm 68. I know I’ve read it before, but for some reason the chapter was as refreshing and spiritually “nutritious” as though it was the first time I had ever laid eyes on it. Several verses spoke to my heart, but especially verse 28. “Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us.” What a blessing, and especially after last night. I knew the Lord would give me His strength to get through the day, even though I was tired and would have rather stayed in bed. He did strengthen me! He did! Great is the Lord! I love Him!
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