Charles Spurgeon
God blessed Charles Spurgeon with a
family heritage of honoring the Lord
and suffering for His name. Spending his
early years around his grandfather, who
was a minister, Charles was surrounded
by;books;and;developed;a;love;of;books;
he spent much of his time studying.
Spurgeon;knew;from;an;early;age;that
he was lost and needed to be saved. He
struggled;for;years;with;the;desire;to;know
that he had salvation and would be with
the Lord after his death. Then, one snowy
day, he attended Sunday service at a small
church;and;came;to;know;that;he;was;for-given of his sins as the minister explained
the text: “Look unto me, and be ye saved,
all the ends of the earth” (Isaiah 45: 22).
From that day on, Spurgeon grew in
love for his Savior and devoted himself to
taking;the;message;of;Christ’s;Gospel,;the
power to transform lives, to those around
him. Spurgeon served the Lord with diligence, often preaching up to ten times
each;week.;He;pastored;a;large;church;in
London;for;more;than;thirty-five;years
and wrote sermons, commentaries, devotionals, poetry, and hymns, all for the
glory of God. He was blessed with an
amazing;gift;of;oratory;and;touched;the
lives of many people.
Esther
Esther;was;the;wife;of;the;Persian;King
Xerxes;;she;risked;her;life;to;save;the;Jew-ish;people.;To;take;revenge;on;Esther’s
uncle, Mordecai, who would not bow as
Haman’s;horse;passed;in;the;streets,;Ha-man;influenced;the;king;to;approve;an
order for the destruction of Mordecai
and;all;the;Jews;throughout;the;Persian
Empire. Mordecai persuaded Esther to
approach;the;king;to;save;the;Jews.
Esther;knew;that;trying;to;see;the;king
without an invitation was against the law.
Esther, her maidservants, and all the Jews
of;Persia;fasted;for;three;days,;praying;to
the Lord for mercy. On the third day, Es-
ther put on her royal robes and stood in
the;inner;court;of;the;palace.;The;king;was
pleased to see her and held out the golden
scepter;in;an;invitation;to;Esther;to;speak
her;request.;The;book;of;Esther;goes;on;to
describe;how;she;revealed;Haman’s;plot;to
the;king;and;rescued;her;people.
Our children will be encouraged to
learn more about these individuals and
how they sacrificed themselves, living
instead for the Lord. Studying the lives
of Paul, Charles Spurgeon, and Esther
gives all of us hope and shows us how to
act with courage and perseverance in the
face;of;difficulty.
Cathy Diez-Luckie, author and illustrator at
Figures In Motion, is thankful for being able
to educate her three children at home and
loves to study history and literature along
with them. Her award-winning children’s
book series (Famous Figures) integrates
art and history and engages children with
hands-on activities and movable action figures as they learn about the great leaders of
the past. www.FiguresInMotion.com
Endnotes:
1.;Scripture;taken;from;the;HOLY;BIBLE,;NEW
INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copy-
right;©;1973,;1978,;1984;by;International;Bible
Society. Used by permission of Zondervan. All
rights reserved worldwide.
2.;Ibid.
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covers Ancient
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