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Spurgeon's Faith's Checkbook (August 28th)

Out of Any Circumstance

As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me — Psalm 55:16

Yes, I must and will pray. What else can I do? What better can I do? Betrayed, forsaken, grieved, baffled, O my Lord, I will call upon thee. My Ziklag is in ashes, and men speak of stoning me; but I encourage my heart in the Lord, who will bear me through this trial as He has borne me through so many others. Jehovah shall save me; I am sure He will, and I declare my faith.

The Lord and no one else shall save me. I desire no other helper, and would not trust in an arm of flesh even if I could. I will cry to Him evening, and morning, and noon, and I will cry to no one else, for He is All-sufficient.

How He will save me I cannot guess; but He will do it, I know. He will do it in the best and surest way, and He will do it in the largest, truest, and fullest sense. Out of this trouble and all future troubles the great I AM will bring me as surely as He lives; and when death comes, and all the mysteries of eternity follow thereon, still will this be true: "the Lord shall save me." This shall be my song all through this autumn day. Is it not as a ripe apple from the tree of life? I will feed upon it. How sweet it is to my taste! #faith #bible #christian

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Discussion

DOW 2y ago

Spurgeon's Faith's Checkbook (August 28th) can be interpreted as follows:

God is sovereign and in control of all things, including our circumstances.

We are saved by God's grace through faith, not by our own works.

Once we are saved, we are secure in our salvation and cannot be lost.

God will work all things together for our good, even the bad things that happen to us.

We can trust God to save us from any circumstance, no matter how difficult it may seem.

Spurgeon's words in this devotional reflect these Calvinistic beliefs. He expresses his confidence that God will save him from his current troubles, even though he does not know how God will do it. He trusts that God is sovereign and in control, and that He will work all things together for his good.

The Calvinist view of salvation is often misunderstood as being deterministic, meaning that God has already predetermined who will be saved and who will be lost. However, this is not the case. Calvinists believe that God knows who will be saved, but they also believe that we have the freedom to choose to believe in Him or not.

The Calvinist view of God's sovereignty is also often misunderstood as being fatalistic, meaning that we have no control over our own lives. However, this is also not the case. Calvinists believe that God is sovereign, but they also believe that we have the ability to make choices and to act on those choices.

The Calvinist view of salvation and God's sovereignty can be a comfort to those who are going through difficult times. It can help them to trust that God is in control and that He will work all things together for their good. However, it is important to remember that this is a complex theological issue, and there are many different ways to interpret it.