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Our Ascended and Reigning Lord

Sherry Attributes of God, Character of Jesus, Christian Life, promises, Sovereignty of God 6 Comments

In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and His train filled the temple. Isaiah 6:1

Observe that in Isaiah’s vision he not only saw the Lord “upon a throne high and lifted up,” but he saw that “His train filled the temple.” so that in that temple there was room for no one else. The robes of this great King filled all the holy place; and neither priests nor offerers could there find standing room. It is a great thing to see how Jesus fills the heavenly places; in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead. Let it be acknowledged to be so in heaven, for the glory of our Redeemer fills every street of the upper city, every mansion of the Father’s house. In the church below, which is also His temple, among His spiritual people, the glory of the Lord Jesus engages and occupies every heart. They feel that there is none other in whom they can trust, none other whose words they will receive, none other in whom they glory; the Lord Christ is all in all to us, and we know no other Master or Saviour. His train fills the temple. I trust it is so among us. From Sabbath to Sabbath the one glory of this Tabernacle is the person and work of Jesus. What a glory hath God put upon the Only Begotten Son, whom He hath raised from the dead that He should be head over all things to His church, which He fills with His life, light, and love. Nor may we forget that all the things that exist are in a sense His temple, and the whole universe is filled with His train; for “He hath ascended up far above all heavens that He might fill all things.” Glory be unto our ascended and reigning Lord.~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/1844.cfm

 

God Over All, Blessed Forever

Sherry Attributes of God, Character of Jesus, Christian Life, promises, salvation, Sovereignty of God 5 Comments

But though He had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on Him: that the saying of Esaias the prophet might be fulfilled, which He spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart; that they should not see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them. These things said Esaias, when he saw His glory, and spake of Him.”- John 12:37-41

I pray you, brethren, settle this in your hearts: our Lord is highly exalted as Lord of all. When you see evil occurring, do not imagine that it defeats the eternal purposes of Jehovah: when you hear blasphemy and your blood runs cold, do not think that Christ has lost His glory: when men riot in sin, do not dream that the reins of affairs are out of Jesus’ hands; for still He is “God over all, blessed for ever.” My heart exalts this day, as, by undoubting faith, I am assured that He who died on Calvary is now exalted on high, far above all principalities and powers. “Thou art the King of glory, O Christ!” To Thee our spirits ascribe infinite honour, world without end. Though the earth be removed, and the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, yet the Lord reigneth. He that died upon the tree is crowned with majesty, and all the angels of God worship Him. “He must reign till He hath put all enemies under His feet.” Let us have no question about this; for if we have, we shall not be prepared to speak in the Lord’s name with this evil generation. Amid the anarchy of the ages we see the glorious high throne of our redeeming Lord unmoved, unmovable: this is the rock of our refuge when the unsettled times rage about us like the waters of the troubled sea. We cannot be afraid, for Christ is on the throne.~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/1844.cfm

The Witness of His Wounds

Sherry Attributes of God, Character of Jesus, Christian Life, promises, salvation, Sovereignty of God 3 Comments

Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead… I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen – Revelation 1:5, 18

In these times, when the foundations of our faith are constantly being undermined, one is sometimes driven to say to himself, “Suppose it is not true.” As I stood, the other night, beneath the sky, and watched the stars, I felt my heart going up to the great Maker with all the love that I was capable of. I said to myself, “What made me love God as I know I do? What made me feel an anxiety to be like Him in purity? Whatever made me long to obey my God cannot be a lie.” I know that it was the love of Jesus for me that changed my heart, and made me, though once careless and indifferent to Him, now to pant with strong desires to honour Him. What has done this? Not a lie, surely. A truth, then, has done it. I know it by its fruits. If this Bible were to turn out untrue, and if I died and went before my Maker, could I not say to Him, “I believed great things of Thee, great God; if it be not so, yet did I honour Thee by the faith I had concerning Thy wondrous goodness, and Thy power to forgive”? and I would cast myself upon His mercy without fear. But we do not entertain such doubts; for those dear wounds continually prove the truth of the gospel, and the truth of our salvation by it. Incarnate Deity is a thought that was never invented by poet’s mind, nor reasoned out by philosopher’s skill. Incarnate Deity, the notion of the God that lived, and bled, and died in human form, instead of guilty man, it is itself its own best witness. The wounds are the infallible witness of the gospel of Christ.~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/2061.cfm

The Keystone of the Gospel Arch

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Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. – Revelation 5:12

The very Christ that died has risen again. There is no illusion: there could be no mistake. It is not somebody else foisted upon us in His place; but Jesus who died has left the dead, for there are the marks of the crucifixion in His hands and in His feet, and there is the spear-thrust still. It is Jesus: this same Jesus. This is a matter of great comfort to a Christian-this indisputably proven doctrine of the resurrection of our Lord. It is the keystone of the gospel arch. Take that away, or doubt it, and there remains nothing to console you. But because Jesus died and in the selfsame person rose again, and ever lives, therefore does our heart sweetly rest, believing that “them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him”; and also that the whole of the work of Jesus is true, is completed, and is accepted of God.

Centuries have gone by, and yet He looks like a Lamb that has been slain. Our first glance will assure us that this is He of whom they said, “Crucify Him; crucify Him.” Steadily look with the eyes of your faith into the glory, and see your Master’s wounds, and say within yourself, “He has compassion upon us still: He bears the marks of His passion.” Look up, poor sufferer! Jesus knows what physical pain means. Look up, poor depressed one! He knows what a broken heart means. Canst thou not perceive this? Those prints upon His hands, these sacred stigmata, declare that He has not forgotten what He underwent for us, but still has a fellow-feeling for us.~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/2061.cfm

This is Our Comfort

Sherry Attributes of God, Character of Jesus, Christian Life, promises, salvation 50 Comments

Who gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father: – Galatians 1:4

O Lord Jesus, what are those wounds in Thy side, and in Thy hands? He answers, “These I endured when suffering for thee. How can I forget thee? I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands. How can I ever fail to remember thee? On My very heart the spear has written thy name.” Look at Jesus, dead, buried, risen, and then say, “He loved me, and gave Himself for me”! There is no restorative for a sinking faith like a sight of the wounded Saviour. Look, soul, and live by the proofs of His death! Come and put thy finger, by faith, into the print of the nails, and these wounds shall heal thee of unbelief. The wounds of our Lord are the tokens of His love.

He must have died; for “one of the soldiers, with a spear, pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and water. And he that saw it bare witness.” The Son of God did assuredly die. God, who made the heavens and the earth, took to Himself our nature, and in one wondrous person He was both God and man; and lo! this wondrous Son of God bore sufferings unutterable, and consummated all by His death. This is our comfort, for if He died in our stead, then we shall not die for our sins; our transgression is put away, and our iniquity is pardoned. If the sacrifice had never been slain we might despair; but since the spear-wound proves that the great Sacrifice really died, despair is slain, hope revives, and confidence rejoices.~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/2061.cfm

Simply Trust Him

Sherry Attributes of God, Character of Jesus, Christian Life, promises, salvation 3 Comments

Except I shall see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into His side, I will not believe. – John 20:25

Dear friends, if you began to seek signs, and if you were to see them, do you know what would happen? Why, you would want more; and when you had these, you would demand still more. Those who live by their feelings judge of the truth of God by their own condition. When they have happy feelings, then they believe; but if their spirits sink, if the weather happens to be a little damp, or if their constitution happens to be a little disordered, down go their spirits, and, straightway, down goes their faith. He that lives by a faith which does not rest on feeling, but is built upon the Word of the Lord, will remain fixed and steadfast as the mount of God.

If you read a story of a person who saw a vision, or if you hear another declare that a voice spake to him-believe those things, or not, as you like; but do not desire them for yourself. These wonders may, or may not, be freaks of the imagination. I will not judge; but we must not rely upon them, for we are not to walk by sight, but by faith. Rely not upon anything that can be seen of the eyes, or heard of the ears; but simply trust Him whom we know to be the Christ of God, the Rock of our salvation.~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/2061.cfm

Sell It Not! Sell It Not!

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Buy the truth, and sell it not… – Proverbs 23:23

Some sell the truth for a livelihood. I pity these far more. “I must have a situation; therefore, I must do what I am told there; I must break this law of God and that, for I must keep my family.” Ah! poor soul, I pity thine unfortunate position, but I pray that thou mayest have grace even now to play the man, and never sell the truth, even for bread.

Some sell the truth for the pleasures of the world. They must have enjoyment, they say, and so they will mingle with the multitude that do evil, and give up their Christian profession.

Others seem to sell the truth for nothing at all. They merely go away from Christ because religion has grown stale with them. They are weary of it, and they go away. I shall put the question painfully to all, Will ye also go away? Will ye to be respectable, will ye to have a livelihood, will ye to have the pleasures of sin for a season, will ye out of sheer weariness-will ye go away? Nay, we can add:

“What anguish has that question stirred,
If I will also go!
Yet, Lord, relying on thy Word,
I humbly answer, No.”

Sell it not; sell it not; it cost Christ too dear. Sell it not; you made a good bargain when you bought it. Sell it not. Sell it not; it has not disappointed you; it has satisfied you, and made you blessed. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

https://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/spurgeon_charles/sermons/3449.cfm