Faith’s Check Book
By Charles H. Spurgeon
DIVINE EXPULSION
"Thou shalt drive out the Canaanites, though they have
iron chariots, and though they be strong" Joshua 17:18
It is a great encouragement to valor to be assured of
victory, for then a man goes forth to war in confidence, and ventures where
else he had been afraid to go. Our warfare is with evil within us and around
us, and we ought to be persuaded that we are able to get the victory, and that
we shall do so in the name of the Lord Jesus. We are not riding for a fall, but
to win; and win we shall. The grace of God in its Omnipotence is put forth for
the overthrow of evil in every form: hence the certainty of triumph.
Certain of our sins find chariots of iron in our
constitution, our former habits, our associations, and our occupations.
Nevertheless we must overcome them. They are very strong, and in reference to
them we are very weak; yet in the name of God we must master them, and we will.
If one sin has dominion of us we are not the Lord’s free men. A man who is held
by only one chain is still a captive. There is no going to Heaven with one sin
ruling within us, for of the saints it is said, "Sin shall not have
dominion over you." Up, then, and slay every Canaanite, and break to
shivers every chariot of iron! The Lord of hosts is with us, and who shall resist
His sin-destroying power?
Thought’s for the Quiet Hour
He [Thomas] … said, Except I shall see … I will not believe
… Jesus … said … Be not faithless, but believing
John 20:25, 27
Every doubt in the heart of a Christian is a dishonor done
to the Word of God, and the sacrifice of Christ.
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