Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Evening Devotional For Sunday September 8, 2019 |
Evening Time: 4:49 PM PST
"The exceeding greatness of His power to us-ward who believe according to the
working of His mighty power, which He wrought in Christ, when He raised Him from
the dead." --Ephesians 1:19, 20
In the resurrection of Christ, as in our salvation, there was put forth
nothing short of a divine power. What shall we say of those who think
that conversion is wrought by the free will of man, and is due to his own
betterness of disposition? When we shall see the dead rise from the grave by
their own power, then may we expect to see ungodly sinners of their own free
will turning to Christ. It is not the word preached, nor the word read in
itself; all quickening power proceeds from the Holy Ghost. This power was
irresistible. All the soldiers and the high priests could not keep the
body of Christ in the tomb; Death himself could not hold Jesus in his bonds:
even thus irresistible is the power put forth in the believer when he is raised
to newness of life. No sin, no corruption, no devils in hell nor sinners upon
earth, can stay the hand of God's grace when it intends to convert a man. If God
omnipotently says, "Thou shalt," man shall not say, "I will not." Observe that
the power which raised Christ from the dead was glorious. It reflected
honour upon God and wrought dismay in the hosts of evil. So there is great glory
to God in the conversion of every sinner. It was everlasting power.
"Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion
over Him." So we, being raised from the dead, go not back to our dead works nor
to our old corruptions, but we live unto God. "Because He lives we live also."
"For we are dead, and our life is hid with Christ in God." "Like as Christ was
raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk
in newness of life." Lastly, in the text mark the union of the new life to
Jesus. The same power which raised the Head works life in the members. What
a blessing to be quickened together with Christ!
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