Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Wednesday April 4, 2012 |
Morning Time: 12:19 AM PST
"For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be
made the righteousness of God in Him." --2 Corinthians 5:21
Mourning Christian! why weepest thou? Art thou mourning over thine own
corruptions? Look to thy perfect Lord, and remember, thou art complete in Him;
thou art in God's sight as perfect as if thou hadst never sinned; nay, more than
that, the Lord our Righteousness hath put a divine garment upon thee, so that
thou hast more than the righteousness of man--thou hast the righteousness of
God. O Thou who art mourning by reason of inbred sin and depravity, remember,
none of thy sins can condemn thee. Thou hast learned to hate sin; but thou hast
learned also to know that sin is not thine--it was laid upon Christ's head. Thy
standing is not in thyself--it is in Christ; thine acceptance is not in thyself,
but in thy Lord; thou art as much accepted of God to-day, with all thy
sinfulness, as thou wilt be when thou standest before His throne, free from all
corruption. O, I beseech thee, lay hold on this precious thought, perfection
in Christ! For thou art "complete in Him." With thy Saviour's garment on,
thou art holy as the Holy one. "Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that
died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who
also maketh intercession for us." Christian, let thy heart rejoice, for thou art
"accepted in the beloved"--what hast thou to fear? Let thy face ever wear a
smile; live near thy Master; live in the suburbs of the Celestial City; for
soon, when thy time has come, thou shalt rise up where thy Jesus sits, and reign
at His right hand; and all this because the divine Lord "was made to be sin for
us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him."
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