Spurgeon took the verse "knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation." - 2 Peter 1:20 ESV to be the opposite of what I thought. I loved that this book reassured us of the promises that we can still hold close to our hearts. That may be a more obvious one, but there are plenty of less-than-obvious promises for other people that are claimed today. No, we are not all going to bear a son and name him Isaac. I had gotten discouraged about the misuse of God's promises and people taking them out of context as if they were promised to us. What I appreciated most was the hope in the promises of God. The volume I had was cheque-book sized for purse-carrying, had a leather cover, and gold-edged pages. I had gotten up into Nov of these daily devotions before I lost it, so I was most of the way there. It is definitely one I'd read again, which makes it 5 stars. I did not finish it, however, because I accidentally left it behind at a motel. Another similar Spurgeon devotional book, Morning and Evening, is also published by Christian Focus. There is an index of the Scripture texts in the back. However, for the most part, they are quite scriptural and could serve adequately as a good year’s worth of devotional readings. In fact, the original subtitle was “Being Precious Promises Arranged for Daily Use.” There might be some of the readings where certain people would disagree a bit with Spurgeon’s theology, especially a few which sound overly Calvinistic and one that appears to be Premillennial. In addition to his public speaking, Spurgeon was involved in several charitable organizations, including an orphanage in Stockwell, and had an extensive influence through his writings.Ĭheque Book of the Bank of Faith, a copy of which was given to me by a friend, is a set of 365 daily readings, each with a passage of Scripture containing some promise of God and a devotional application of that passage and its promise. In fact, he was probably Britain’s best-known preacher of the nineteenth century, serving with the New Park Street Baptist Chapel in Southwark, London, which he built into the Metropolitan Tabernacle. A right little tonic this was.Ĭharles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was born in Essex, England, and became a Baptist minister. It really encouraged me as I encountered, throughout the year, challenges and came across opinions that try to undermine the word of God. I really love the way it comes across that 'why would we not trust that there is no mountain too high or valley too low that our God cannot save us in any situation?' It doesn't seem to make sense to him why we wouldn't believe that if we believe in Jesus? It comes across very well that he KNOWS his God and nothing in this world can change that. In an age where the truth is being attacked left, right and centre with the PC brigade on top of that this is really a refreshing and encouraging read.Īs expected from this preacher he unashamedly loves the word, believes in its authority and declares its promises as trustworthy. What I personally liked was his undeniable passion and conviction for the word of truth. You sometimes have to sit back and remember that this was written many moons ago and it feels like he is speaking for today's age but then again nothing is new under the sun and the human heart never changes so the insight is spot on in the reading for any year. This preacher really knew how to deliver a message with high impact, even after all these years of his passing and the massive changes in society they have pieced together a book of his preaching and daily readings that are timely and apt for today. I purchased this on my Kindle and it is so much more accessible than lugging around a big book, that I was able to re-read this throughout the day wherever I was. This is a real inspiration to read and reflect on throughout the day. I have spent the last year using this daily reading from Spurgeon for encouragement and guidance as I use my Bible notes in the morning.For that extra shot of Biblical injection before facing the big wide world
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