C.H. Spurgeon
Checkbook of the Bank of Faith
A daily promise from Scripture, with Spurgeon's counsel on how to receive it — endorsed by faith and presented to God in prayer.
November 6
Psalm 37:4
"Delight yourself also in the Lord; and he shall give you the desires of your heart."
DELIGHT in God has a transforming power, and lifts a man above the gross desires of our fallen nature. Delight in Jehovah is not only sweet in itself, but it sweetens the whole soul, until the longings of the heart become such that the Lord can safely promise to fulfill them. Is not that a grand delight which molds our desires until they are like the desires of God?
Our foolish way is to desire, and then set to work to compass what we desire. We do not go to work in God's way, which is to seek him first, and then expect all things to be added unto us. If we will let our heart be filled with God until it runs over with delight, then the Lord himself will take care that we shall not want any good thing. Instead of going abroad for joys let us stay at home with God, and drink waters out of our own fountain. He can do for us far more than all our friends. It is better to be content with God alone than to go about fretting and pining for the paltry trifles of time and sense. For a while we may have disappointments; but if these bring us nearer to the Lord, they are things to be prized exceedingly, for they will in the end secure to us the fulfillment of all our right desires.
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Checkbook of the Bank of Faith
C.H. Spurgeon
A year of daily promise-based devotions drawn from Spurgeon's own Bible — each entry brief, pointed, and grounded in a specific word from God. A quiet daily companion for those learning to walk by faith.
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