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 9
Ezekiel. 34:30
"Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, says the Lord God."
TO be the Lord's own people is a choice blessing, but to know that we are such is a comfortable blessing. It is one thing to hope that God is with us, and another thing to know that he is so. Faith saves us, but assurance satisfies us. We take God to be our God when we believe in him; but we get the joy of him when we know that he is ours, and that we are his. No believer should be content with hoping and trusting, he should ask the Lord to lead him on to full assurance, so that matters of hope may become matters of certainty.
It is when we enjoy covenant blessings, and see our Lord Jesus raised up for us as a plant of renown, that we come to a clear knowledge of the favor of God towards us. Not by law, but by grace, do we learn that we are the Lord's people. Let us always turn our eyes in the direction of free grace. Assurance of faith can never come by the works of the law. It is an evangelical virtue, and can only reach us in a gospel way. Let us not look within. Let us look to the Lord alone.
Lord, send us such a flood-tide of your love that we shall be washed beyond the mire of doubt and fear.
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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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