Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Evening Devotional For Monday September 27, 2021 |
Evening Time: 7:26 PM PST
"My Beloved put in His hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved
for Him." --Song of Solomon 5:4
Knocking was not enough, for my heart was too full of sleep, too cold and
ungrateful to arise and open the door, but the touch of His effectual grace has
made my soul bestir itself. Oh, the longsuffering of my Beloved, to tarry when
He found Himself shut out, and me asleep upon the bed of sloth! Oh, the
greatness of His patience, to knock and knock again, and to add His voice to His
knockings, beseeching me to open to Him! How could I have refused Him! Base
heart, blush and be confounded! But what greatest kindness of all is this, that
He becomes His own porter and unbars the door Himself. Thrice blessed is the
hand which condescends to lift the latch and turn the key. Now I see that
nothing but my Lord's own power can save such a naughty mass of wickedness as I
am; ordinances fail, even the gospel has no effect upon me, till His hand is
stretched out. Now, also, I perceive that His hand is good where all else is
unsuccessful, He can open when nothing else will. Blessed be His name, I feel
His gracious presence even now. Well may my bowels move for Him, when I think of
all that He has suffered for me, and of my ungenerous return. I have allowed my
affections to wander. I have set up rivals. I have grieved Him. Sweetest and
dearest of all beloveds, I have treated Thee as an unfaithful wife treats her
husband. Oh, my cruel sins, my cruel self. What can I do? Tears are a poor show
of my repentance, my whole heart boils with indignation at myself. Wretch that I
am, to treat my Lord, my All in All, my exceeding great joy, as though He were a
stranger. Jesus, thou forgivest freely, but this is not enough, prevent my
unfaithfulness in the future. Kiss away these tears, and then purge my heart and
bind it with sevenfold cords to Thyself, never to wander more.
[ Morning | Evening
| Yesterday
| Today
| Tomorrow | Home | Contact Us ]
|
Mountain Pro Devoteit v 1.0 Copyright © 2001 Tony Warren All rights reserved.
| |