Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Thursday July 30, 2020 |
Morning Time: 12:41 AM PST
"And when he thought thereon, he wept." --Mark 14:72
It has been thought by some that as long as Peter lived, the fountain of his
tears began to flow whenever he remembered his denying his Lord. It is not
unlikely that it was so, (for his sin was very great, and grace in him had
afterwards a perfect work. This same experience is common to all the redeemed
family according to the degree in which the Spirit of God has removed the
natural heart of stone. We, like Peter, remember our boastful promise:
"Though all men shall forsake Thee, yet will not I." We eat our own words with
the bitter herbs of repentance. When we think of what we vowed we would be, and
of what we have been, we may weep whole showers of grief. He thought on his
denying his Lord. The place in which he did it, the little cause which led
him into such heinous sin, the oaths and blasphemies with which he sought to
confirm his falsehood, and the dreadful hardness of heart which drove him to do
so again and yet again. Can we, when we are reminded of our sins, and their
exceeding sinfulness, remain stolid and stubborn? Will we not make our house a
Bochim, and cry unto the Lord for renewed assurances of pardoning love? May we
never take a dry-eyed look at sin, lest ere long we have a tongue parched in the
flames of hell. Peter also thought upon his Master's look of love. The
Lord followed up the cock's warning voice with an admonitory look of sorrow,
pity, and love. That glance was never out of Peter's mind so long as he lived.
It was far more effectual than ten thousand sermons would have been without the
Spirit. The penitent apostle would be sure to weep when he recollected the
Saviour's full forgiveness, which restored him to his former place. To
think that we have offended so kind and good a Lord is more than sufficient
reason for being constant weepers. Lord, smite our rocky hearts, and make the
waters flow.
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