Morning Devotions January 25th

Faith’s Check Book

By Charles H. Spurgeon

 

HE ACTS ON HONEST CONFESSION

 

"He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not;

he will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light" Job 33:27-28

 

This is a word of truth, gathered from the experience of a man of God, and it is tantamount to a promise. What the Lord has done, and is doing, He will continue to do while the world standeth. The Lord will receive into His bosom all who come to Him with a sincere confession of their sin; in fact, He is always on the look-out to discover any that are in trouble because of their faults.

 

Can we not endorse the language here used? Have we not sinned, sinned personally so as to say, "I have sinned?" Sinned willfully, having perverted that which is right? Sinned so as to discover that there is no profit in it, but an eternal loss? Let us, then, go to God with this honest acknowledgment. He asks no more. We can do no less.

 

Let us plead His promise in the name of Jesus. He will deliver us from the pit of hell which yawns for us; He will grant us life and light. Why should we despair? Why should we even doubt? The Lord does not mock humble souls. He means what He says. The guilty can be forgiven. Those who deserve execution can receive free pardon. Lord, we confess, and we pray thee to forgive!

 

Thought’s for the Quiet Hour

My God shall be my strength

Isaiah 49:5

Oh, do not pray for easy lives! Pray to be stronger men! Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers; pray for powers equal to your tasks! Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle. But you shall be a miracle. Every day you shall wonder at yourself, at the richness of life which has come in you by the grace of God.

Phillips Brooks