Hezekiah and the ambassadors, or vainglory rebuked

Hezekiah and the ambassadors, or vainglory rebuked

‘At that time Berodach-baladan … king of Babylon, sent letters and a present unto Hezekiah … And Hezekiah hearkened unto them, and shewed them all the house of his precious things … and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.’

 2 Kings 20:12–13

Suggested Further Reading: 

Colossians 2:16–23

Should we not be taught by this narrative to cry out every day against vainglory? It is not those standing in prominent spheres who are alone in danger of it, but all others.

 I recollect firing a shot once with much greater success than I knew of. 

A certain person had frequently said to me that I had been the subject of her earnest prayers lest I should be exalted above measure, for she could see my danger, and after having heard this so many times that I really knew it by heart, I just made the remark, that I thought it would be my duty to pray for her too, lest she should be exalted above measure.

 I was greatly amused when this answer came, ‘I have no temptation to be proud; my experience is such that I am in no danger whatever of being puffed up;’ not knowing that her little speech was about the proudest statement that could have been made, and that everybody else thought her to be the most officious and haughty person within ten miles. 

Why, do you not believe there may be as much pride in rags as in an alderman’s gown? Is it not just as possible for a man to be proud in a dust cart, as if he rode in her Majesty’s chariot?
 A man may be just as proud with half a yard of ground as Alexander with all his kingdoms, and may be just as lifted up with a few pence as Croesus with all his treasure.

 Pray against pride, dear friends, wherever you may be.

 Pride will grow on a dunghill, as well as in the king’s garden. Pray against pride and vainglory, and God give you grace to keep it under!

For meditation: 

Pride can lead every one of us astray (Proverbs 11:2; 13:10; 16:18; 29:23). See where the pride of godly king Hezekiah eventually led (2 Chronicles 32:25–26,31).

Sermon no. 704

5 August (1866)

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Blog created 27th December 2011

Perfect Willingness.

Perfect Willingness

Thy people shall be willing in the day of thy power.

 (Psalm 110:3)

Blessed be the God of grace that it is so! He has a people whom He has chosen from of old to be His peculiar portion. 

These by nature have wills as stubborn as the rest of the froward sons of Adam; but when the day of His power comes and grace displays its omnipotence, they become willing to repent and to believe in Jesus.

 None are saved unwillingly, but the will is made sweetly to yield itself. What a wondrous power is this, which never violates the will and yet rules it! God does not break the lock, but He opens it by a master key which He alone can handle.

Now are we willing to be, to do, or to suffer as the Lord wills. If at any time we grow rebellious, He has but to come to us with power, and straightway we run in the way of His commands with all our hearts. 

May this be a day of power with me as to some noble effort for the glory of God and the good of my fellowmen! Lord, I am willing; may I not hope that this is a day of Thy power? I am wholly at Thy disposal; willing, yea, eager, to be used of Thee for Thy holy purposes. 

O Lord, let me not have to cry, "To will is present with me, but how to perform that which I would, I find not"; but give me power as Thou givest me will.

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 PRAYER 

 Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. Amen. 

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS" 

 I hope you enjoy each one of the post and you can find more going to the "Blog Archive", there is many more, sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits.

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Blog created 27th December 2011

The Reason for Singing

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The Reason for Singing

The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. 

(Zephaniah 3:17)

What a word is this! Jehovah God in the center of His people in all the majesty of His power! This presence alone suffices to inspire us with peace and hope. 

Treasures of boundless might are stored in our Jehovah, and He dwells in His church; therefore may His people shout for joy.

We not only have His presence, but He is engaged upon His choice work of salvation. "He will save." 

He is always saving: He takes His name of Jesus from it. Let us not fear any danger, for He is mighty to save.

Nor is this all. He abides evermore the same, He saves, He finds rest in loving, He will not cease to love. 

His love gives Him joy. He even finds a theme for song in His beloved. This is exceedingly wonderful. 

When God wrought creation He did not sing but simply said, "It is very good"; but when He came to redemption, then the sacred Trinity felt a joy to be expressed in song, Think of it, and be astonished! Jehovah Jesus sings a marriage song over His chosen bride. 

She is to Him His love, His joy, His rest, His song. 

O Lord Jesus, by Thine immeasurable love to us teach us to love Thee, to rejoice in Thee, and to sing unto Thee our life-psalm.

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 “The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie, not in its fashion and manner, but in the truth which it contains.”.... 

 Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," 

Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 

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The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, without acquiring any monetary reward. God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ...

♥♥♥ Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God ♥♥♥ 

 PRAYER 

 Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. Amen. 

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS" 

 I hope you enjoy each one of the post and you can find more going to the "Blog Archive", there is many more, sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits.

 DO YOU ENJOY THIS BLOG ? .. 

 If you like to visit my other blogs, please click at the link and If not clickable, please copy and paste the address to your browser, Thanks...

ENGLISH:

http://mightywarrior-mightywarrior.blogspot.com/

http://ambassadorforjesus.blogspot.com/

 http://elshaddaitheallsufficientone.blogspot.com/ 

http://theinfalliblewordofgod.blogspot.com/

 SPANISH: 

 http://poderosoguerrerodejesus.blogspot.com/ 

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 TRADUCTORES AL ESPAÑOL Y OTROS LENGUAJES... 

 Don't forget to spread The Word of GOD by sharing today's passage with friends... 

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Blog created 27th December 2011

"And they follow me."

"And they follow me."

John 10:27.

We should follow our Lord as unhesitatingly as sheep follow their shepherd, for He has a right to lead us wherever He pleases. 

We are not our own, we are bought with a price—let us recognize the rights of the redeeming blood. The soldier follows his captain, the servant obeys his master, much more must we follow our Redeemer, to whom we are a purchased possession. 

We are not true to our profession of being Christians, if we question the bidding of our Leader and Commander. Submission is our duty, cavilling is our folly. 

Often might our Lord say to us as to Peter, "What is that to thee? Follow thou Me." Wherever Jesus may lead us, He goes before us. If we know not where we go, we know with whom we go.

 With such a companion, who will dread the perils of the road? The journey may be long, but His everlasting arms will carry us to the end. 

The presence of Jesus is the assurance of eternal salvation, because He lives, we shall live also. 

We should follow Christ in simplicity and faith, because the paths in which He leads us all end in glory and immortality.

It is true they may not be smooth paths—they may be covered with sharp flinty trials, but they lead to the "city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God."

 "All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep His covenant."

 Let us put full trust in our Leader, since we know that, come prosperity or adversity, sickness or health, popularity or contempt, His purpose shall be worked out, and that purpose shall be pure, unmingled good to every heir of mercy.

 We shall find it sweet to go up the bleak side of the hill with Christ; and when rain and snow blow into our faces, His dear love will make us far more blest than those who sit at home and warm their hands at the world's fire.

 To the top of Amana, to the dens of lions, or to the hills of leopards, we will follow our Beloved. 

Precious Jesus, draw us, and we will run after Thee.

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♥ <(((>< † ♥ † ><)))> ♥ 

 “The true minister of Christ knows that the true value of a sermon must lie, not in its fashion and manner, but in the truth which it contains.”.... 

 Reflection and inspiration from the "Prince of Preachers," 

Charles Haddon Spurgeon. 

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 

The purpose of these pages is to share the precious word of God, without acquiring any monetary reward. God gave me the salvation for free, so I share the gospel of his word the same way ..

( NO ADVERTISEMENTS ) ...

♥♥♥ Blessings to all of You, rejoice in the sublime and infallible word of God ♥♥♥ 

 PRAYER 

 Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirit at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy.. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask you to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. Amen. 

 "HAVE A BLESSED DAY FULL OF PEACE, LOVE AND HAPPINESS" 

 I hope you enjoy each one of the post and you can find more going to the "Blog Archive", there is many more, sometimes I do many during the day as the time permits.

 DO YOU ENJOY THIS BLOG ? .. 

 If you like to visit my other blogs, please click at the link and If not clickable, please copy and paste the address to your browser, Thanks...

ENGLISH:

http://mightywarrior-mightywarrior.blogspot.com/

http://ambassadorforjesus.blogspot.com/

 http://elshaddaitheallsufficientone.blogspot.com/ 

http://theinfalliblewordofgod.blogspot.com/

 SPANISH: 

 http://poderosoguerrerodejesus.blogspot.com/ 

 TRANSLATORS AVAILABLE TO ANY LANGUAGE... 

 TRADUCTORES AL ESPAÑOL Y OTROS LENGUAJES... 

 Don't forget to spread The Word of GOD by sharing today's passage with friends... 

 Please share with your family and friends using small envelope (E-mail) next to a pencil, under my name at the bottom of post, or using the share link.. 

 ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 

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 3) Location (URLs) of your copyrighted work on our website. 

Some of the pictures from Flickr under Creative Commons License and also the bank of free Creative images for non commercial usage...

Everything we do is for God Almighty's glory, our creator and we pray for all the people that are making images available to continue spreading the Gospel. 

 Thank YOu and God Bless.
Mightywarrior..

Blog created 27th December 2011