Nov
9
Despairing souls made happy
Filed Under Christian Living, Worship
I am grateful that Derek Thomas recently reminded me of this portion of a sermon by Charles Spurgeon (substitute “Kosciusko” for “London”):
We long to have this great joy in London. We want to see despairing souls made happy. My friend over yonder, who has been indulging in dark thoughts about whether he can manage to live any longer,–his hand almost feels for the fatal knife,–live, pour soul, live! There is hope, there is joy even for thee! Jesus Christ is willing to forgive the chief of sinners, he is ready to renew the most debauched and depraved of men. He is able to make a saint of thee; he can at this moment take the burden from thy heart, and commence a work in thee which shall make thee a totally new man. What sayest thou to this? If thou canst beileve in Jesus, there will begin to be a joy in this city, for there will be a joy in thy heart. I remember the day when I despaired of finding salvation, when I could not think that my sin would ever be forgiven; but that voice, ‘Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth,’ was a word of life and love to my soul; and I would repeat it to-night to those in this audience who are in the depths of despair. Do not give yourselves up; God has not given you up. Do not sign your own death-warrant; God has not signed it. ‘Come unto me,’ says Christ, ‘all ye that labour, and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.’
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