Monday, June 04, 2012
Faith's Check Book, Daily
Entry
C. H. Spurgeon
Exceedingly Precious
They shall be mine, saith the Lord of hosts in that
day when I make up my jewels. (Malachi 3:17)
A day is
coming in which the crown jewels of our great King shall be counted, that it
may be seen whether they answer to the inventory which His Father gave Him. My
soul, wilt thou be among the precious things of Jesus? Thou art precious to Him
if He is precious to thee, and thou shalt be His "in that day," if He
is thine in this day.
In the
days of Malachi, the chosen of the Lord were accustomed so to converse with
each other that their God Himself listened to their talk. He liked it so well
that He took notes of it; yes, and made a book of it, which He lodged in His
record office. Pleased with their conversation, He was also pleased with them.
Pause, my soul, and ask thyself: If Jesus were to listen to thy talk would He
be pleased with it? Is it to His glory and to the edification of the brotherhood?
Say, my soul, and be sure thou sayest the truth.
But what
will the honor be for us poor creatures to be reckoned by the Lord to be His
crown jewels! This honor have all the saints. Jesus not only says, "They
are mine," but, "They shall be mine." He bought us, sought us,
brought us in, and has so far wrought us to His image that we shall be fought
for by Him with all His might.
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