C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Sunday June 8, 2025

"There fell down many slain, because the war was of God."-1 Chronicles 5:22
    
    Warrior, fighting under the banner of the Lord Jesus, observe this verse with holy joy, for as it was in the days of old so is it now, if the war be of God the victory is sure. The sons of Reuben, and the Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh could barely muster five and forty thousand fighting men, and yet in their war with the Hagarites, they slew "men, an hundred thousand," "for they cried to God in the battle, and He was entreated of them, because they put their trust in Him." The Lord saveth not by many nor by few; it is ours to go forth in Jehovah's name if we be but a handful of men, for the Lord of Hosts is with us for our Captain. They did not neglect buckler, and sword, and bow, neither did they place their trust in these weapons; we must use all fitting means, but our confidence must rest in the Lord alone, for He is the sword and the shield of His people. The great reason of their extraordinary success lay in the fact that "the war was of God." Beloved, in fighting with sin without and within, with error doctrinal or practical, with spiritual wickedness in high places or low places, with devils and the devil's allies, you are waging Jehovah's war, and unless He himself can be worsted, you need not fear defeat. Quail not before superior numbers, shrink not from difficulties or impossibilities, flinch not at wounds or death, smite with the two-edged sword of the Spirit, and the slain shall lie in heaps. The battle is the Lord's and He will deliver His enemies into our hands. With steadfast foot, strong hand, dauntless heart, and flaming zeal, rush to the conflict, and the hosts of evil shall fly like chaff before the gale.
    
    Stand up! stand up for Jesus!
    The strife will not be long;
    day the noise of battle,
    The next the victor's song:
    
    To him that overcometh,
    A crown of life shall be;
    He with the King of glory
    Shall reign eternally.
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Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Hey God, I've Got Some Guy Named Jonah in My Stomach and I Think I'm Gonna Throw Up! by Troy Schmidt


And now we hear the rest of the story...well the story from another prospective.  Mr. Schmidt has taken it from the whale's point-of-view in his cute children's book, Hey God, I've Got Some Guy Named Jonah in my Stomach and I think I'm Gonna Throw Up!...long title yes, but cute book.  This is the first in Schmidt's series but not the last, other titles include  Hey God, Can You Stop the Rain so I Can Get off Noah's Smelly Ark? and Hey God, I'm Having an Awful Vacation in Egypt Thanks to Moses!  You can find out more about them here.  At the end of his book is a nice "Parent Connection" feature to help you take the story further with scripture references and tips on how to talk with their children about what really happened.

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Just tell me in a comment what was your favorite Bible story  when you were a kid?  Please US residents only.  Be sure to leave a way of contact. Be sure to fill out the rafflecopter to be entered officially. 

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