Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Sunday November 28, 2021 |
Morning Time: 10:51 AM PST
"For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth
that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth." --3 John 3
The truth was in Gaius, and Gaius walked in the truth. If the first had not
been the case, the second could never have occurred; and if the second could not
be said of him the first would have been a mere pretence. Truth must enter into
the soul, penetrate and saturate it, or else it is of no value. Doctrines held
as a matter of creed are like bread in the hand, which ministers no nourishment
to the frame; but doctrine accepted by the heart, is as food digested, which, by
assimilation, sustains and builds up the body. In us truth must be a living
force, an active energy, an indwelling reality, a part of the woof and warp of
our being. If it be in us, we cannot henceforth part with it. A man may
lose his garments or his limbs, but his inward parts are vital, and cannot be
torn away without absolute loss of life. A Christian can die, but he cannot deny
the truth. Now it is a rule of nature that the inward affects the outward, as
light shines from the centre of the lantern through the glass: when, therefore,
the truth is kindled within, its brightness soon beams forth in the outward life
and conversation. It is said that the food of certain worms colours the cocoons
of silk which they spin: and just so the nutriment upon which a man's inward
nature lives gives a tinge to every word and deed proceeding from him. To walk
in the truth, imports a life of integrity, holiness, faithfulness, and
simplicity--the natural product of those principles of truth which the gospel
teaches, and which the Spirit of God enables us to receive. We may judge of the
secrets of the soul by their manifestation in the man's conversation. Be it ours
to-day, O gracious Spirit, to be ruled and governed by Thy divine authority, so
that nothing false or sinful may reign in our hearts, lest it extend its
malignant influence to our daily walk among men.
[ Morning | Evening
| Yesterday
| Today
| Tomorrow | Home | Contact Us ]
|
Mountain Pro Devoteit v 1.0 Copyright © 2001 Tony Warren All rights reserved.
| |