from the pen of CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON in book THE PASSION FOR HOLINESS IN THE BELIEVER’S LIFE. This powerful resource is published by our good friends at BETHANY HOUSE.
“Every man sees morally what he is himself. A man who is bad sees evil and is blind to good. The man who is partially like Christ has only a partial view of Christ. If your eye does not see inexpressible beauty in Him, it is your eye that is to blame, for He is altogether lovely. And when the eye of our inward nature shall come to see Jesus as He is, then we may depend upon it that we are like Him. It is the pure in heart who see God (Matthew 5:8) because God, the inexpressibly pure One, can be seen only by those who are themselves pure.
When we shall be perfectly pure, we shall be able to understand Christ; and when we understand Christ, or see Him as He is, as we shall do at His appearing, then we shall be like Him — free from sin, full of consecration to God, pure and perfect. Today, He is Conqueror over sin and death and hell; He is superlative in His virtue and His holiness; He has conquered all the powers of evil; and one day we too shall put our foot on the old dragon’s head, we too shall see sin crushed beneath us, and we shall come off “more than conquerors through him that loved us.”
(Romans 8:37) This, then, is our hope, that we shall be like our Head when we shall see Him as He is.”
Good words for us today.
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“This wonderful life, resulting in the blended personality of the believer and the Son of God, is a true life. This is expressed in the text, ‘Nevertheless I live’ — yes, live as I never lived before. When the apostle declares himself as to be dead to the world, he would not have us imagine that he was dead in the highest and best sense. No, he lived with a new force and vigor of life. It seemed to me that when I came to know Christ, I was just like a butterfly newly burst from the cocoon. I then began really to live. When a soul is startled by the thunder claps of conviction and afterwards receives pardon in Christ, it begins to live. The worldling says he wants to see life, and therefore plunges into sin! Fool that he is, he peers into the sepulcher to discover immortality.
The man who truly lives is the believer. Shall I become less active because I am a Christian? God forbid! Should I become less industrious, find fewer opportunities for the manifestation of my natural and spiritual energies? God forbid! If ever a man should be like a sword too sharp for the scabbard, with an edge that cannot be dulled, it should be the Christian. He should be like flames of fire burning his way. Live while you live. Let there be no frittering away of time. Live so as to
demonstrate that you possess the noblest form of life.” Charles Haddon
Spurgeon A PASSION FOR HOLINESS IN A BELIEVER’S LIFE. Bethany House
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“Even hell knows no secrets from God — do you think he can’t read human hearts? — Proverbs 15:11
If we are really honest with each other, there are times that we live our lives just like Adam and Eve did — thinking that we can hide from God. Remember after they both took of the forbidden fruit — they heard the voice of God and hid from Him — the One who created them — the One who knows all . . . they really did think that they could pull the wool over his eyes . . .
Be honest . . . haven’t you found yourself believing the lie . . .
Well, we need to be reminded that NOTHING escapes His eyes.
David reminds us in Psalm 139:
He knows when I sit and rise
He knows my thoughts
He knows when I go out and when I lay down He knows my words There is no place we can go that He doesn’t know where you are
“For His eyes are upon the ways of a man, And He sees all his steps.”
Job 34:21
“From the heavens the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from His dwelling place He watIches all who live on the earth — He who forms the hearts of all, who considers EVERYTHING they do.” Psalm 33:13-15
“For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every HIDDEN thing whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:14
“For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.” Mark 4:22
“Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. Then each one’s praise will come from God.” 1 Corinthians 4:5
“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.” Hebrews
4:13
Good words for you to ponder as you worship our AWESOME GOD this morning. HE KNOWS ALL — NOTHING ESCAPES HIS EYE!
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Here are some thoughts for you to ponder about the use of your words:
1. God knows all your words: “Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O Lord, You know it all.” (Psalm 139:4)
2. Your words reveal your heart: “For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart. The good man out of his good treasure brings forth what is good; and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings forth what is evil.” Matthew 12:34-35
3. You will be accountable for your words: “And I say to you, that every careless word that men shall speak, they shall render account for it in the day of judgment. For by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned.” Matthew 12:36-37
4. You will be remembered for your words: “I’ll quote your own words back to you: “‘This is how God treats the wicked, this is what evil people can expect from God Almighty.” Job 27:13
5. Your words can make a difference in someone’s life:
“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life.” Proverbs 10:11 “There is one who speaks rashly like the thrusts of a sword, but the tongue of wise brings healing.” Proverbs 12:18 “Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in right circumstance.” Proverbs 25:11
Good words to ponder on this Saturday, May 14th.
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“Many people are violent against one sin, but the true saint hates ALL sin. You may not allow the sin of drunkenness to have dominion over you, but are you selfish and stingy? What have you done? You have only changed your idols. You have dethroned one usurper to set up another. If you were profane and are now hypocritical, you have only changed iniquities.
It is a very curious thing how one sin feeds on another: the death of of extravagance may be the resurrection of greed; the flight of pride may be the advent of shameless folly. The man who was lewd, riotous, and brawling has killed those sins, and on their graves he has sown a handful of poisonous weed called pride, and it flourishes amazingly. It may be London pride, country pride, English pride or American pride, but it is rare stuff to grow, and to grow over the rotting carcasses of other sins.
Unbelief may dethrone superstition, but its own reign may be no real improvement upon that of credulity. If you have only thrown down Baal to set up Ashtaroth, what progress have you made toward God? Little does it signify which of the false gods is set up in the temple of Jehovah, for He hates them all. The right prayer is, ‘LET NOT SIN HAVE DOMINION OVER ME!'”from the writings of CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON — A PASSION FOR HOLINESS IN A BELIEVER’S LIFE published by Bethany House
Good words to ponder today. Have a blessed day.
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“For whatsoever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.” I John 5:4
Dr. Charles Haddon Spurgeon writes that “People who are born again really do overcome the world. How is this brought about? The text says, ‘This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.’
Christians do not triumph over the world by REASON. Reason is a very good thing, and no one should find fault with it. Reason is a candle, but faith is the sun. While I prefer the sun, I do no put out the candle. I use my reason constantly, but when I come to real warfare, reason is a wooden sword. It breaks, it snaps, while faith, the sword of true Jerusalem metal, cuts to the dividing of the soul and body.
Those who do something significant in the world are always men of faith.
The person who wins the battle is the one who knows he will win and vows to be the victor. Those who never get on in this world are those who are always afraid to do a thing for fear they cannot accomplish it. Who climbs to the top of the Alps? The person who says, ‘I will do it, or I will die.’
Let such a person make up his mind that he can do a thing, and he will do it if it is within the range of possibility. Those who have lifted the standard and, grasping it with a firm hand, have held it up in the midst of the stormy strife and battle are the men of faith. Men of fear and trembling run, but men of faith, whose boldness us etched on their foreheads like brass, lift their eyes “unto the hills, from whence cometh my help’ (Psalm 121:1), believing in God.”
from THE TRIUMPH OF FAITH IN A BELIEVER’S LIFE, by Charles Haddon Spurgeon and published by our good friends at BETHANY HOUSE.
Good words to ponder today. Have a blessed day IN CHRIST.

I was blessed with a godly heritage and had the privilege of growing up in a Christian home. My Dad was born in Philadelphia and before meeting my mom he was addicted to alcohol. The day that he was saved, he was set free from his bondage to this addiction and never had the desire to use alcohol again. He never tired of sharing the grace of God in his life with others.
>From the world’s perspective, my Dad was nobody. He was a carpenter by
trade, and believe it or not, he made caskets for Atlas Casket Company in Philadelphia. He loved to sing and share his testimony, and over the years he did that faithfully at his home church, as wells as traveling with the Salvation Army to the Philadelphia prisons. For 25 years he was a featured soloist at the Boardwalk Chapel in Wildwood, NJ. Because of the intensity of his addiction, he took its toll on his body and he suffered several heart attacks, mini-strokes and colon cancer.
Dad’s last ministry on earth was at the Boardwalk Chapel. He gave his testimony and sang one of his favorite hymns, WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS. The last line of the hymn says, “Love so amazing, so divine!
Demands my soul, my life, my all!” Those were the last lines he ever sang. Taking his seat, he had a major heart-attack and stroke and never regained consciousness. Two weeks later he was in the presence of Jesus at age 64. That was over 19 years ago.
My Dad modeled many things for me. But most of all, he taught me the importance of loving and serving Christ. He went home over 19 years ago and I still miss him! Today he would have been 83! Thanks, Dad for the godly heritage you gave me.
Have a blessed day!
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from the pen of Charles Haddon Spurgeon
“Sin shall not have dominion over you,” is a very needful assurance . .
. Stand in the strength of faith and in the power of the precious blood of Christ, and though you are beset with evil suggestions a thousand times a day and every sense is assailed by the witcheries of evil, yet ‘sin shall not have dominion over you.’ Cheered by such a word as this, we remain on our watchtower and are not overcome by evil.
Sometimes sin forces its way into our souls and rouses our inward desires to an awful degree so that imagination sets fire to our lusts and the smoke of the conflagration blows in the eyes of the affections and almost chokes the understanding. Yes, sin may invade your soul so as to be your plague and torment. Yes, sin may crush you down, rob you of your comfort, injure your graces, and wreak havoc upon your peace, BUT IT SHALL NEVER HAVE DOMINION OVER YOU!
Sin may haunt your home and follow you down the street in your walks, entering the very room into which you withdraw to pray, but your inmost self shall still cry out against it, FOR SIN SHALL NOT HAVE DOMINION OVER YOU. Sin may trouble you and thrust itself upon you, BUT IT CANNOT BECOME YOUR lord. The devil has great wrath and rages horribly for a while, knowing that his time is short (Revelation 12:12), but he shall be subdued and expelled for the Lord our God gives us the victory THROUGH JESUS CHRIST.
The child of God when he falls into the mire is like a sheep that gets up and escapes the ditch as quickly as possible; it is not his nature to lie there. The ungodly man is like the hog that rolls in the filth and wallows in it with delight. The mire has dominion over the swine, but it has none over the sheep. With many bleatings and outcries, the sheep seeks the shepherd again, but not so the swine. Every child of God weeps, mourns, bemoans his sin, and he hate it when for a while he has been overtaken by it. Sin has an awful power, BUT IT HAS NO DOMINION; it casts us down, but it cannot make us take delight in its evil.”
from A PASSION FOR HOLINESS IN A BELIEVER’S LIFE by Charles Haddon Spurgeon/Bethany House
Good words to remember on this May 10th, 2005.

“Sin is a domineering force. No one can sin up to a fixed point and then say to sin, ‘This is a far as you go.’ Sin is an imperious power, and where it dwells it is hungry for the mastery. Just as our Lord, when He enters the soul, will never be content with divided dominion, so it is with sin. Sin labors to bring our entire personality under subjection.
Hence, we are compelled to strive daily against this ambitious principle. According to the working of the Spirit of God in us, we wrestle against sin that it may not have dominion over us. Sin has unquestioned dominion over multitudes of human hearts, and in some it has set up its horrid throne and keeps it seat with force of arms so that is empire is undisturbed. In others, the throne is disputed, for the conscience mutinies, but yet the tyrant is not dethroned. Over the whole world, sin exercises its dreadful tyranny. It would hold us in the same bondage were it not for the ONE who is stronger than sin who has undertaken to deliver us out of its hand. Here is the charter of our liberty, the security of our safety: ‘Sin shall not have dominion over you!'”
“For sin shall NOT have dominion over you; for you are NOT under the law, but under grace!” (Romans 6:14)
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One of the dangers that I see in the current church growth movement is a moving away from preaching that talks about sin. They tend to go through hoops trying not to offend and package the gospel and the Cross in a way that will not be offensive in the hopes of winning people to Christ.
God hasn’t changed His position on sin. He still hates it! In his book RUMORS OF ANOTHER WORLD . . . WHAT ON EARTH ARE WE MISSING, Philip Yancey writes that the seven deadly sins might be renamed the seven seductive virtues:
Pride: In music, sports and business, we reserve our applause for winners, and those who flaunt it with an attitude tend to garner the most publicity. We strut our medals at the Olympic Games, lavish rewards on winners, and read management books patterned after Machiavelli and Attila the Hun.
Envy: Our entire advertising industry is built on inciting envy of colleagues and neighbors, so that whatever new electronic marvel or body shape my neighbor has, I want too.
Anger: We must get in touch with and express our anger, counselors tell us. Encounter groups, television trash-talk shows, town meetings, and political debates offer ample opportunity to do so.
Greed: The economic engine of our nation, and indeed the world, depends on a constant sense of discontent that motivates each consumer to desire even more.
Sloth: Find an island with a beach, retire early, relax, slow down, feel good — it’s all a part of the American dream.
Gluttony: Every year the “big gulp” drinks and super-size French fries get bigger, as do our waistlines. Currently 64% of Americans are overweight, with half that percentage qualifying as obese.
Lust: From Lycrad-clad professional cheerleaders to dancing babes on MTV videos, lust is ubiquitous in modern America, the single most profitable industry on the Internet.”
Not quite the biblical view on the seven deadly sins. Yancey goes on to say that “we miss the hidden dangers that prompted the ancients to regard these sins as deadly. These sins diminish me and bring disorder to my life. Pride is a kind of addiction, a yearning for ego strokes that will never be satisfied. Greed tempts be to move my focus from people to things. Lust keeps me from connecting in the most meaningful way, diverting that desire in a direction that ultimately does not satisfy. God wants to set me free; evil attempts to enslave!”
God hasn’t changed His position on sin. Get back to the Bible and allow His Spirit to talk to you. Are you enslaved to one of the seven deadly sins?
Good words to ponder on this Saturday, May 7, 2005.