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Charles Haddon (C.H.) Spurgeon (June 19, 1834 - January 31, 1892) was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers." In his lifetime, Spurgeon preached to around 10,000,000 people, often up to 10 times a week at different places. His sermons have been translated into many languages. Spurgeon was a prolific author of many types of works including sermons, an autobiography, a commentary, books on prayer and his famous devotional of Morning and Evening readings.

Spurgeon's Daily Reading
for Wednesday, February 22, 2012
AM Reading
Book of Genesis - 49:24
Selected Verse(s): His bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob.

But his bow remained in strength, And the arms of his hands were made strong By the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel),

Reading:
That strength which God gives to His Josephs is real strength; it is not a boasted valour a fiction a thing of which men talk but which ends in smoke; it is true divine strength. Why does Joseph stand against temptation? Because God gives him aid. There is nought that we can do without the power of God. All true strength comes from "the mighty God of Jacob." Notice in what a blessedly familiar way God gives this strength to Joseph "The arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob." Thus God is represented as putting His hands on Joseph's hands placing His arms on Joseph's arms. Like as a father teaches his children so the Lord teaches them that fear Him. He puts His arms upon them.

Marvelous condescension! God Almighty Eternal Omnipotent stoops from His throne and lays His hand upon the child's hand stretching His arm upon the arm of Joseph that he may be made strong! This strength was also covenant strength for it is ascribed to "the mighty God of Jacob." Now wherever you read of the God of Jacob in the Bible you should remember the covenant with Jacob. Christians love to think of God's covenant. All the power all the grace all the blessings all the mercies all the comforts all the things we have flow to us from the well-head through the covenant. If there were no covenant then we should fail indeed; for all grace proceeds from it as light and heat from the sun. No angels ascend or descend save upon that ladder which Jacob saw at the top of which stood a covenant God. Christian it may be that the archers have sorely grieved you and shot at you and wounded you but still your bow abides in strength; be sure then to ascribe all the glory to Jacob's God.