You who are King of kings and Lord of lords, we worship You. Before Jehovah’s awful throne we bow with sacred joy.
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From Death to Life in an Instant
“…let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” – Revelation 22:17
It does not take so long to save a soul as it does for a lightening flash to become visible. You pass from death to life in an instant. When lost, ruined, condemned, the man casts himself at Christ’s feet, immediately he is saved. It is not the work of hours or weeks or years when you trust to the finished work of Christ. All that required time Christ has accomplished. All that now has to be done can be done in a moment. When a man is thirsty it does not take him long to drink when the water is there. Remember the invitation with which the Scriptures must conclude, “Let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.” The water of life is there, take it. When a man is hungry it does not take him long to eat when the bread is on the table. God can now give you, who came to this Tabernacle afar off from Him, grace which shall enable you to be made nigh at once. He can bring you immediately out of the blackness of sin, and make you on the instant “whiter than snow.”
Believe my Lord and Master. Oh, why do you not believe Him? Artful doubts and reasonings cease! I would now take the hammer and the nails, and fasten my unbelief and fear to Christ’s cross. Hang there, ye thieves, and die! You destroy men’s souls, ye doubts and reasonings! Come here, simple faith, thou who hast no wisdom! A mere child thou art, but; O simple faith, thou hast the key of the kingdom! Come, and welcome, into my heart. ~ C.H. Spurgeon
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It Is Christ’s Nature to Bless You
Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. – Matthew 11:28
Consider well that it is contrary to His nature to refuse to bless. He is brimful of love; and if He does put a sinner back for a while, it is only because it is right and kind and wise to do so. But His heart yearns over every seeking sinner. He wants you more than you want Him. He longs after you. He desires to bless you. He must do so; it is His nature to do so.
He must give you a comfortable reply before long, again, for it is contrary to His glory to refuse. If He allowed a seeking sinner to die, where would His troubles be? Has He not said, “Him that cometh to Me I will in no wise cast out”? Our friend, Dr. Barnardo, announces that in his refuges no homeless boy will ever be rejected: that no destitute child shall ever be turned away. Suppose somebody could prove-which, of course they cannot do-that scores of destitute children were turned away, all confidence in him would be destroyed. And if it could be proved that Christ ever cast out a single soul that came to Him, it would take away His honor and glory. We could never believe Him any more. Perish the thought of such a thing!
It is contrary to His word to refuse any seeker, and Christ will keep His word. “Come unto Me,” saith He, “all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” If Christ will not give you rest when you come to Him, what is His promise worth? ~ C.H. Spurgeon
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Believe Still
But He answered her not a word. – Matthew 15:23
Christ delays in order to increase the blessing itself. While we wait, the blessing becomes bigger, and our hands become stronger to hold it when it does come. You may be sure that our blessed Lord will give you a comfortable answer; for you do not know that He has been sustaining you while you have been pleading, and as yet have received no answer? Did you ever notice, when Joseph’s brethren went down into Egypt, that he made himself strange to them, and spoke to them roughly, and put them in prison? But in spite of that, there was one thing he did: when they went back to Jacob, he filled their sacks for them. He would not smile upon them, but he would not starve them; and at last, it is said, “Joseph could not refrain himself,” and he “made himself known unto his brethren. He was obliged to show his love at last; but even before he did that, he always filled their sacks for them. Christ will deal with you in like manner; while you are waiting, He will not let you die. Oh, in what wonderful ways did the Lord support me when, through weary years, I was seeking His face! I could not say that I had any comfort that I dared to call my own, and yet there flowed into my soul, somehow, a secret power that enabled me still to hope, and still to hold on; for that I now desire to bless His name, and I tell it for the encouragement of any who may be in soul-trouble as I was. Keep on seeking His grace, dear friend. Believe still; for He must give you a comfortable answer one of these days.~ C.H. Spurgeon
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Come to the Same Holy Determination
Then came she and worshipped Him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
“I have been praying ever so long, and I have received no cheering reply.” Well, if thou believest in Jesus, thou shalt have a good reply before long. If thou canst but hold on to Christ, determined to plead with Him till He answers thee, He will answer thee kindly ere long. But keep on believing that He can and will give thee what thou needest, and thou shalt not be disappointed. “Oh,” says one, ” you do not know who I am! I am an outcast.” So was the woman. She was a Canaanitish woman, yet she obtained a blessing from Christ; and thou shalt get one, too, if thou dost follow her in her faith. “Oh, but I do not think that I am fit!” Did Christ ever say to you that you were a dog? He did as good as tell this woman that; yet she held on to Him by faith, and prevailed. “Oh, but I have prayed in vain for such a long time!: So did she. She prayed, and for a while, she received no answer. “Oh, but I feel worse after I have prayed!” So did she; for instead of getting a comfortable answer, she heard Christ say, “It is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it to dogs.” You cannot be in a worse plight than she was. “But the devil troubles me,” you add. The devil also troubled her. She pleaded about her daughter, who was possessed with a devil; and she kept on pleading and believing. She meant to have Christ. I exhort you to come to the same holy determination. Oh, that Almighty grace might help you so to do; for in so doing you will surely get an answer of peace! You will get a comfortable answer before very long, probably much earlier than you have reckoned upon.
Remember that Christ delays in order to increase your faith. Your faith will grow by exercise: therefore He tests it that you may use it, and that thus it may become stronger.~ C.H. Spurgeon
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Why Does Christ Think So Much of Faith?
When Jesus saw their faith… – Mark 2:5
Why does Christ think so much of faith?
One reason is, because faith glorifies Him. He thinks much of it, because it thinks so much of Him. Faith believes Him, faith trusts Him, faith lives upon Him…Therefore, because faith highly esteems Christ, Christ highly esteems faith.
Next, He loves faith because it is God’s appointed way in which we are to receive blessings. God might have appointed ordinances as the vehicle of grace; but, instead thereof, He has made faith to be the medium of salvation. If thou believest, thou shalt be saved…Since God has put faith into so eminent a place, our Lord Jesus Christ loves to see it; He takes delight in that which pleases His Father.
Another reason why He loves it is, because faith is the signal which permits the train of mercy to come to us. Whenever unbelief holds up its arms, the train of almighty grace stands still. Of a certain place it is said, “He did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief.” Their doubt blocked the way. But when faith lowers the signal, the great Driver of heaven’s express says, “That road is clear,” and He delights to see it, and drives right ahead…He is glad to come wherever He can bring a blessing, and He rejoices when faith reveals to Him a clear road. ~ C.H. Spurgeon
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Bringing Joy to Christ’s Heart
And she said, “Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered and said unto her, “O woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt.” And her daughter was made whole from that very hour. – Matthew 15:28
When a great sinner says, “I believe that He is a Saviour great enough to save me;” it brings joy to the heart of Christ. When an old sinner says, “I believe that His precious blood can take away the sin of seventy or eighty years;” the Lord’s heart is gladdened. Christ loves a great faith. He deserves great faith, and when He gets it, He is highly pleased. “O woman,” said He, “great is thy faith!”
He is so delighted with faith, that He passes by other things for it. If that woman’s ears had been hung with rings, and her neck had been decked with pearls, and her hands had been covered with diamonds, He would not have cared about her ornaments and her beauty. He sees something that He prizes more than any of these things; therefore He says to her, “O woman, great is thy faith!” He is charmed with that choice decoration of her heart. By that treasure “The king is held in his galleries.” Christ may say of faith, “Thou hast ravished My heart with one of thy eyes.” When we can but look straight to Christ, and trust in Him, He is charmed and carried away by our faith. ~ C.H. Spurgeon
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He Hath Said 