1Corinthians 1:28 and God has chosen the base things of the world, and things which are despised, and things which are not, in order to bring to nothing things that are;
What an awesome scripture that Charles Spurgeon chose to speak on. As you begin to read Spurgeon's morning devotional for this morning let his words bring your heart and mind into one accord. For sinners, we all are or were, at one point in our lives.
[Charles Spurgeon]
[Walk the streets by moonlight, if you dare, and you will see sinners then. Watch when the night is dark, and the wind is howling, and the picklock is grating in the door, and you will see sinners then. Go to yon jail, and walk through the wards, and mark the men with heavy over-hanging brows, men whom you would not like to meet at night, and there are sinners there. Go to the Reformatories, and note those who have betrayed a rampant juvenile depravity, and you will see sinners there. Go across the seas to the place where a man will gnaw a bone upon which is reeking human flesh, and there is a sinner there. Go where you will, you need not ransack earth to find sinners, for they are common enough; you may find them in every lane and street of every city, and town, and village, and hamlet.]
My friends before Christ I was just like all that Charles Spurgeon wrote of. Did I do what these individuals did? No. But what we all would have in common is what we start as, "sinners!"
[It is for such that Jesus died. If you will select me the grossest specimen of humanity, if he be but born of woman, I will have hope of him yet, because Jesus Christ is come to seek and to save sinners. Electing love has selected some of the worst to be made the best. Pebbles of the brook grace turns into jewels for the crown-royal. Worthless dross he transforms into pure gold. Redeeming love has set apart many of the worst of mankind to be the reward of the Saviour’s passion. Effectual grace calls forth many of the vilest of the vile to sit at the table of mercy, and therefore let none despair.]
The ending to this powerful devotional I can hear Spurgeon's plea to turn to Christ. Read slowly as he describes Jesus love for us. I also join with Charles Spurgeon and plead, "Do not turn away as though it was nothing!"
Yes, I was a sinner, but now praise God, I am a Saint!
[Reader, by that love looking out of Jesus’ tearful eyes, by that love streaming from those bleeding wounds, by that faithful love, that strong love, that pure, disinterested, and abiding love; by the heart and by the bowels of the Saviour’s compassion, we conjure you turn not away as though it were nothing to you; but believe on him and you shall be saved. Trust your soul with him and he will bring you to his Father’s right hand in glory everlasting.]
I guess this would be a good time to revisit a blog the Lord blessed me with on September 25th of this year. http://godsloveoutreachministry.blogspot.com/2009/09/i-was.html
From God's heart, to mine, to yours,
Ed Shagott
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