Charles Spurgeon: “I believe the doctrine of election, because I am quite sure that if God had not chosen me I should never have chosen Him; and I am sure He chose me before I was born, or else He never would have chosen me afterwards; and He must have elected me for reasons unknown to me, for I never could find any reason in myself why He should have looked upon me with special love.”
Luke 10:1-24
Isaiah 66:1-2
“Tomorrow will be better.”
“But what if it’s not?”
“Then you say it again tomorrow. Because it might be. You never know, right? At some point, tomorrow will be better.”
“In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, ‘I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.’”
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.
Charles Spurgeon : “YOUR SORROW ITSELF SHALL BE TURNED INTO JOY. NOT THE SORROW TO BE TAKEN AWAY, AND JOY TO BE PUT IN ITS PLACE, BUT THE VERY SORROW WHICH NOW GRIEVES YOU SHALL BE TURNED INTO JOY. GOD NOT ONLY TAKES AWAY THE BITTERNESS AND GIVES SWEETNESS IN ITS PLACE, BUT TURNS THE BITTERNESS INTO SWEETNESS ITSELF.”
“JESUS! IT IS THE NAME WHICH MOVES THE HARPS OF HEAVEN TO MELODY. JESUS! THE LIFE OF ALL OUR JOYS. IF THERE BE ONE NAME MORE CHARMING, MORE PRECIOUS THAN ANOTHER, IT IS THIS NAME. IT IS WOVEN INTO THE VERY WARP AND WOOF OF OUR PSALMODY. MANY OF OUR HYMNS BEGIN WITH IT, AND SCARCELY ANY, THAT ARE GOOD FOR ANYTHING, END WITHOUT IT. IT IS THE SUM TOTAL OF ALL DELIGHTS. IT IS THE MUSIC WITH WHICH THE BELLS OF HEAVEN RING; A SONG IN A WORD; AN OCEAN FOR COMPREHENSION, ALTHOUGH A DROP FOR BREVITY; A MATCHLESS ORATORIO IN TWO SYLLABLES; A GATHERING UP OF THE HALLELUJAHS OF ETERNITY IN FIVE LETTERS.”
SOLI DEO GLORIA…To the Glory of God Alone