Mornings and Evenings With Spurgeon by Larry Pierce

Author:Larry Pierce
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Religion, Devotional
ISBN: 9781614581215
Publisher: New Leaf Press (AR)
Published: 1866-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

July 5 — Morning

{Daily Reading: Psalms 60:1–66:20} {Quick Study: Psalms 73:1–77:20}

Called to be saints. {Romans 1:7}

We are very apt to regard the apostolic saints as if they were “saints” in a more special manner than the other children of God. All are “saints” whom God has called by his grace, and sanctified by his Spirit; but we are apt to look upon the apostles as extraordinary beings, scarcely subject to the same weaknesses and temptations as ourselves. Yet in so doing we are forgetful of this truth, that the nearer a man lives to God the more intensely he has to mourn over his own evil heart; and the more his Master honours him in his service, the more also the evil of the flesh vexes and teases him day by day. The fact is, if we had seen the apostle Paul, we would have thought him to be remarkably like the rest of the chosen family: and if we had talked with him, we would have said, “We find that his experience and ours are much the same. He is more faithful, more holy, and more deeply taught than we are, but he has the very same trials to endure. Indeed, in some respects he is more severely tried than we are.” Do not, then, look upon the ancient saints as being exempt either from infirmities or sins; and do not regard them with that mystic reverence which will almost make us idolaters. Their holiness is attainable even by us. We are “called to be saints” by that same voice which constrained them to their high vocation. It is a Christian’s duty to force his way into the inner circle of saintship; and if these saints were superior to us in their attainments, as they certainly were, let us follow them; let us emulate their ardour and holiness. We have the same light that they had, the same grace is accessible to us, and why should we rest satisfied until we have equalled them in heavenly character? They lived with Jesus, they lived for Jesus, therefore they grew like Jesus. Let us live by the same Spirit as they did, “looking to Jesus,” and our saintship will soon be apparent.

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