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“It is safer for a believer to lie down in peace than to sit up and worry.”

“The land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it.”—Genesis 28:13. (KJV)“I will give you and your offspring the land on which you are lying.” (CSB) NO promise is of private interpretation: it belongs not to one saint, but to all believers. If, my brother, thou canst in faith lie down upon a promise, … Read more

“And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.”—Romans 16:20. (KJV)“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” (CSB) THIS promise follows well upon that of yesterday. We are evidently to be conformed to our covenant Head, not only in his being bruised in his heel, but in his … Read more

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”-Genesis 2:15. (KJV)“I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his … Read more

This is taken from Spurgeon’s devotional writing “Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith” published in 1893. Preface. A PROMISE from God may very instructively be compared to a cheque payable to order. It is given to the believer with the view of bestowing upon him some good thing. It is not meant that he … Read more