Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Friday July 31, 2020 |
Morning Time: 8:47 AM PST
"I in them." --John 17:23
If such be the union which subsists between our souls and the person of our
Lord, how deep and broad is the channel of our communion! This is no narrow pipe
through which a thread-like stream may wind its way, it is a channel of amazing
depth and breadth, along whose glorious length a ponderous volume of living
water may roll its floods. Behold He hath set before us an open door, let us not
be slow to enter. This city of communion hath many pearly gates, every several
gate is of one pearl, and each gate is thrown open to the uttermost that we may
enter, assured of welcome. If there were but one small loophole through which to
talk with Jesus, it would be a high privilege to thrust a word of fellowship
through the narrow door; how much we are blessed in having so large an entrance!
Had the Lord Jesus been far away from us, with many a stormy sea between, we
should have longed to send a messenger to Him to carry Him our loves, and bring
us tidings from His Father's house; but see His kindness, He has built His house
next door to ours, nay, more, He takes lodging with us, and tabernacles in poor
humble hearts, that so He may have perpetual intercourse with us. O how foolish
must we be, if we do not live in habitual communion with Him. When the road is
long, and dangerous, and difficult, we need not wonder that friends seldom meet
each other, but when they live together, shall Jonathan forget his David? A wife
may when her husband is upon a journey, abide many days without holding converse
with him, but she could never endure to be separated from him if she knew him to
be in one of the chambers of her own house. Why, believer, dost not thou sit at
His banquet of wine? Seek thy Lord, for He is near; embrace Him, for He is thy
Brother. Hold Him fast, for He is thine Husband; and press Him to thine heart,
for He is of thine own flesh.
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