Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Thursday November 25, 2021 |
Morning Time: 6:14 AM PST
"To preach deliverance to the captives." --Luke 4.18
None but Jesus can give deliverance to captives. Real liberty cometh from Him
only. It is a liberty righteously bestowed; for the Son, who is Heir of
all things, has a right to make men free. The saints honour the justice of God,
which now secures their salvation. It is a liberty which has been dearly
purchased. Christ speaks it by His power, but He bought it by His blood. He
makes thee free, but it is by His own bonds. Thou goest clear, because He bare
thy burden for thee: thou art set at liberty, because He has suffered in thy
stead. But, though dearly purchased, He freely gives it. Jesus asks
nothing of us as a preparation for this liberty. He finds us sitting in
sackcloth and ashes, and bids us put on the beautiful array of freedom; He saves
us just as we are, and all without our help or merit. When Jesus sets free, the
liberty is perpetually entailed; no chains can bind again. Let the Master
say to me, "Captive, I have delivered thee," and it is done for ever. Satan may
plot to enslave us, but if the Lord be on our side, whom shall we fear? The
world, with its temptations, may seek to ensnare us, but mightier is He who is
for us than all they who be against us. The machinations of our own deceitful
hearts may harass and annoy us, but He who hath begun the good work in us will
carry it on and perfect it to the end. The foes of God and the enemies of man
may gather their hosts together, and come with concentrated fury against us, but
if God acquitteth, who is he that condemneth? Not more free is the eagle which
mounts to his rocky eyrie, and afterwards outsoars the clouds, than the soul
which Christ hath delivered. If we are no more under the law, but free from its
curse, let our liberty be practically exhibited in our serving God with
gratitude and delight. "I am Thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: Thou
hast loosed my bonds." "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?"
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