ILLUSTRATIONS AND MEDITATIONS; OR, FLOWERS FROM A PURITAN’S GARDEN, DISTILLED AND DISPENSED BY C. H. SPURGEON NEW YORK FUNK & WAGNALLS, […]
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“My soul desired the first ripe fruit.” We would not be merely the green blade; we desire to be the whole corn in the ear; we would not simply show forth the blossoms of repentance and the young buds of struggling faith, but we would go on to maturity and bring forth fruit unto perfection, to the honor and praise of Jesus Christ.
Ripe Fruit – The Conclusion We want mature Christians in the army of Christ to play the part of veterans,
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“Your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand.” You never were your own so that you could not give yourself up to Satan; you are released from all your rash promises and your wicked oaths; you cannot be bound by any covenant that you have made with the devil and with sin.
Thus I have shown you that, to overcome the fear of death, we must look to Jesus Christ, on the cross atoning for us, in the resurrection rising for us, in the glory taking possession of our home for us, and at the right hand of God preparing our place for us, possessing all power, and using it so that he may bring us unto his eternal kingdom; and soon to come again, in all the glory of the latter days, to raise the bodies of his people from the dead unless they are still alive at his coming.
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“In vain my fancy strives to paint
The moment after death,
The glories that surround the saint
When yielding up his breath.
“One gentle sigh the fetter breaks:
We scarce can say, ‘They’re gone!’
Before the willing spirit takes
Her mansion near the throne.”
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And if there is a man here who has made no provision for eternity, and who has no mansion, no abiding-place, no treasure, no Friend, no Advocate, no Helper there, he is a gigantic fool, be he who he may. The Lord give that fool a little sense, and lead him to confess his folly, and to look to Jesus, who is Saviour, Friend, and Heaven all in one.
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