The desolations of the Lord, the consolations of his saints.
Hello and welcome to the Daily Grind a Ministry of Faith Baptist Church delivering you a daily devotion Monday through Friday as we go along with on a daily walk with Christ hosted by myself, Steve and Andy, let's go today's a special message and message from Charles Spurgeon in 1858. And I we're going to be discussing many things about different idles. But first we have to make sure you do have these are diem items to follow along with us Logos Bible Software Logos Bible Software get that logos.com gets a free Bible app. You can download you can connect with the Faith Life Community. You can be part of the Faith Life Community and talked to many other different communities that are out there many different churches many but most important. The one to beat you in connection with is Faith Baptist Church. That's where we have a virtual community will be able to help you out. Fellowship worship together I do Bible studies on still trying to make that virtual potluck happen, but hopefully will happen soon and also will need 365 days of Spurgeon. That is the text that we are utilizing during this devotion each devotional day is dated and we follow it for 365 days. There's four one volume has a total of six volumes. So just want to keep you aware that we are only in volume one. Again, that's available at logos.com.
Okay, April 28th 1858 the message that Spurgeon has titled for sermon was a desolation desolation of the Lord the consolations of his Saints. And our first meeting for today is first Samuel chapter 5 verses 1 through 7 in the Bible says the Philistines took the Ark of God and brought it to everything measure on to ask Todd when the Philistines took the Ark of God that they brought it into the house of dad gone and satisfied a gone and when they of ashdod Rose early on the morrow behold at daggone was falling upon his face to the Earth before the Ark of the Lord and they took daggone and sat him and his place again and when they arose early on the morrow morning Behold a gun was found upon his face to the ground before the Ark of the Lord and the head of daggone and both the palms of his hands were cut off a pain threshold only the stump of that gown was left to him. Therefore neither the priests of Diagon nor any that came into Diagon Taos Fred are the threshold of Diagon in ashdod on to this day. But the hand of the Lord was Heavy upon them of ashdod and he destroyed them and smoke them with Emirates even ashdod and the coaster of it when the men of Ash. Saw that it was so they said the Arc of the god of Israel shall not abide with us for his hand is sore upon us and upon daggone Our God and that's the first reading for the day 1st Samuel chapter 5 verses 1 through 7, which will bring us into the spurgeon's text today and extra bra the sermon delivered on Wednesday morning, April 28th, 1858 by the Reverend Charles Spurgeon Spurgeon at the Music Hall roll stories Garden. Titled the desolations of the Lord the consolation of the Saints and will begin. Jehovah still stand at the same yesterday today and forever one generation of Idols has passed away in another cons and The desolation Stan Memorials of the Mighty God. Turn out your eyes to Assyria that Mighty Empire does she not sit alone? She said she see no sorrow remember Babylon to who booster with her. But where are they? And where are now they're Gods. With ropes about their about their next they have been dragged into Triumph by all by our HR geologist. And now in the halls of our land they stay in is Memorials of the ignorance of the race that is long since distinct and then turn to the fair idolatries of Greece and Rome find poetic conceptions were there got there's was a grand adultery one that never shall have be forgotten despite all its by some less. There was such a high mixture of the purest poetry in it that the mind a man through it will ever be collected with sorrow. Will still think of it with respect.
For where are there gods? where the name of their gods are not the Stars the last Memorials of juniper Saturn and Venus as if God would make his universe of the Monument of his destroyed enemy. Where else are their names to be found? Welsh where shall we find a worshipper who adores these false deities they are past they are gone to the moles into the bats are there images cast where many are on roof Temple many depilated Shrine stand on Memorials of that which was but is not in this passed away forever.
I suppose there is scarce as Kingdom of the world where you do not see God's handiwork and crushing his enemies. This was Again David the excerpt of Charles spurgeon's whole sermon. And he was facing this off of Psalms chapter Psalms 46 verses 8 through 9. In the Bible reads come Behold The Works of the Lord what desolations he had made in the earth. He maketh with Wars to see sent to the end of the Earth. He break at the bow and Cuddles the spear in the sonder. He Burnet The Chariot and the fire.
The gods created by man can be destroyed by man. But the Lord made the heavens. And if you look into Psalms chapter of Psalms Number 96 vs number 5 for all the gods of the nations are Idols, but the Lord made the heavens and if it continued on and look inverse number or Isaiah chapter number 37, 15 or 20 in the zika prayed unto the Lord say no Lord of hosts God of Israel that dwells between the cherubim start The God Who evened out alone of all the kingdoms of Earth Dow has made Heaven and Earth incline thine ear O Lord and hear open eyes or Lord and see and hear all the words of such a signature of rub witch's hat sent to reproach the Living God of a truth Lord does king of Syria have laid waste all the nations and their countries and have Castor Gods Into the Fire for they were no Gods, but the work of man's hands men's hands wood and Stone. they have destroyed them now therefore our Lord Oh Lord Our God save us from his right hand that are and that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord even though only you see the gods created by man can be destroyed my van, but the Lord made the heavens.
All these gods that never explain that the Old Testament all these Idols all these planets the sun and the the god of the sun all these all these things that Judas and not your fist but the that Pharaoh worship to that all basically all these Idols that were created by man are destroyed.
Are destroyed by man? And with Spurgeon printing in with the Bible is Illustrated in that all these different Idols will be destroyed. only God only those our Lord has made the heavens. CDs idles haven't done anything. They just die. They're just artifacts that are placed into museums today that you can take a trip of trip for for 15 95 and you can see all these artifacts archaeologists have brought up in X and out of the ground and dust of the moth and maybe Paul's them up and put them on a shelf for you can look at None of those things. midheaven None of them. You see there's a limitation. If they have any power at all those idols. but our God our heavenly father Is limit list?
He is one that is alive today that rose from the dead that is up there in heaven sent the right hand of the father. That's for all these Idols as for all these other false prophets as for all these other gods with lowercase G's. They're All Dead They're All Dead
read You Again songs numbers 96 verse number 5 for all the gods of the nations are idols. But the Lord made the heavens. So what are the what are the gods of the Nations?
if there Is something that is before God? denial
So what are they let's look at our nation's let's look at this. Just look at the State of, Texas.
Is it is a nation of its own home? I Texans out there.
the Republic
what do we put before God?
You know. Many men talk about this.
What do we do to replace Church order replace family or to replace wife or to replace kids or? to give an artificial gratification to us a lot of it is sports. I mean, I'm a sports fan. I mean, I'm not type of sports fan that can tell you every record or statistic that's out there. But you know if there's a good sports game on I'm going to watch it and I know who's playing. I know the players and so forth. But that one thing that we have taken from this quarantine without the sports. I have never seen so many fathers out there outside with their kids those last two months.
I never seen so husbands and wives walking together. Laughing like I'm seeing the last 2 months.
Now that's what I see outside. I don't know what's going inside. I mean but you know, there was there's Idols that people put in front of God.
It says here. Lord me the heaven man destroys those idols.
Thanks be trashed.
The false religions of today become the museum pieces of tomorrow.
I think that's true.
the false religions
but today you know I think about
all the people
that believe that they can't go to heaven. Unless they do a certain work for the church either light in the candle. Doing the sacrament.
Be able to be transparent and open in and have confession.
I think of a
one false religions that are by status of economic contributions
I think of religions today that
believe that there a God
and that Thursday already Authority and that they are the power. I think about the abuse that goes on in that. but all those religions become part of a museum piece of tomorrow. you know I think about
No the journals. I think about the portraits that they may have. some of the cathedrals the Arts the gold
How when God comes and Reigns upon this Earth?
And where they all these false religions will pieta Museum.
That's why it's more important than ever. To turn to Christ today.
I'm I'm a believer that does not need to try to convince you or try to persuade you. That's not my job.
My job is just to tell you.
Where in the Bible? You need to read.
If you're struggling right now. Especially if you're listening to this podcast right now and you just stumbled across it not knowing. what I'm talking about
There's no better day neck than right now. And to have and start and accept a relationship with Jesus Christ. Mac brush see how does that happen? First of all, you need to realize that you're a sinner. And that there's no one righteous on this Earth. The only righteous one to ever came. A walk upon this Earth was Jesus Christ. And he died on the cross has the payment for arson for the gift of eternal life through acceptance through him. a savior rose again on the third day after the burial A rose is in heaven sitting on the right hand of the father.
If you believe in that if you confess that and believing in your heart.
You have some you have something that you've accepted which is the gift of eternal life.
meaning that You have now. regenerated we have rebirth
Can you have the Holy Spirit In You? You the holy spirit is characterized as a comforter.
And with that Holy Spirit and with that relationship with Christ talking to him reading from his word. And most importantly worshiping and fellowshipping with other Christians. You now have the will of God.
Now I can change I can explain to you the whole transformation and it's really a short transformation. Meaning of sense that you just have to leave that you're Center that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. They really believe in your heart and confess with your mouth. And then you may believe a Hocus Pocus. Damn. My life has changed.
Emory emphasized you have to believe it in that heart that has to be a change. and that change is with Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit In You
and that's is salvation.
That is something you're going to see. through eternity meaning that you'll have that gift. It was it's not our relation her God. Our relationship is not going to be in the museum is what I'm saying. That's the gift of eternal life. I hope I didn't confuse anybody there at the end of that last statement, but
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