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the riches of His mercy to my soul
It is 2:37 PM Saturday afternoon here in Western Michigan. It is a cold cloudy day. This morning we did some evidence of sunshine, but now the sky is cold gray. At least it is not snowing today. I wonder if Carol and I will see snow fall during the Year 2024? I got up this morning around 6:45 AM. When I came up from the Lower Depths I immediately scrambled Carol and I eggs for breakfast. After breakfast Carol and I had devotions. I mainly spent the morning writing in my paper diary and reading from these two books, 'The Wells of Salvation Opened' by William Spurstowe and 'The Happiness of Enjoying And Making A Time And Speedy Use of Christ' by Alexander Grosse. This morning around 9:50 AM I left the house to go to Northside thrift stores in search used books for my library and to get notebook paper at Staples Office Supply Store. I found these used books this morning at thrift stores- 'The Human Stain' A Novel by Philip Roth 'The Age Of Consent' A Novel by Geoffrey Wolff 'The Creators: A History Of Heroes Of The Imagination' Intellectual history by Daniel J. Boorstin 'Imperial Charade: A Biography of Emperor Napoleon III and Empress Eugenie: Nineteenth Century's Europe's Most Successful Adventurers' by Alyn Brodsky I got home from running around 11:15 AM ate lunch and have been once again watching College Football Bowl Games. Last night we watched College Football Bowl Games and I read before going down into the Lower Level, 'A Radical History Of The World' by Neil Faulkner. I will close since I am weary. "Blessing
Thirdly, let thankfulness for the precious promises be expressed in a most affectionate blessing of God for the Lord Jesus Christ, by whom all that is wrapped up in them is given unto us. He is the first matter, as it were, out of which God has framed all our good. He is the receptacle in which all blessings are laid up, and the Well-head from whence they all flow. By His blood, the promises are purchased for us, and by His most powerful intercession, they are made good unto us. Alas! how little efficacy would all our prayers have, if they were not presented to God the Father by His hand? How small acceptance would our persons find, if God did not look upon us in Him? How uncertain would all our comforts be, be if the root of them were not in Him, if He were not as the tree of life upon which they grow? Yea, how quickly should we spy a hell that might amaze us between heaven and any other ground of confidence that could possibly be imagined by us out of Christ. When, therefore, we do at any time make a thankful recognition of God's goodness to us in the particular mercies of the promises of the gospel, let us be sure to put the name of Christ to all. When we bless God for blotting out our iniquities, for pardoning freely all our sins, let us set this crown upon the head of the mercy: that He has done it in Christ. When we bless Him sanctifying us, let us ever add for His sanctifying us in Christ. When we praise Him for our adoption and sonship, let us bless Him for doing it in Christ. When we honor Him for the assured hopes of life and glory in heaven, let us say, as the apostle does, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us will all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ" (Eph. 1:3)." pg. 194,195 The Wells of Salvation Opened' by William Spurstowe
3:13 p.m. - 2023-12-30
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