Spurgeon

Tonight I have been thinking about how easily my affections for the Lord are twisted to love the shadow instead of the form. I am so frustrated with myself over this. I hate that I am so easily swayed by my emotions. I want to be chasing after the Lord ravenously every moment of every day. But so many times I find that this is not the case. I am ashamed to say that there are days that when I climb into bed and peer over at the bible by my bed; and I realize that I have not even had a passing thought on the Lord. 

There are days when I feel melancholy, like I do often, and I feel that the Lord is far away. Because of this I pull away, instead of chasing the one thing that will satisfy me and bring hope and joy back into my heart. 

Counseling in doing wonders on this front...but still I struggle sometimes. 

Well, to come to the point of this blog. I wanted to share something with you that has greatly impacted and challenged me lately. I hope it does the same from you.

This is from a sermon preached by C.H. Spurgeon at the age of 20. Amazing

"It has been said by someone that,"the proper study of mankind is man." I will not oppose the idea, but I believe that it is equally true that the proper study of God's elect is God; the proper study of a Christian is the Godhead. The highest science, the loftiest speculation, the mightiest philosophy, which can ever engage the attention of a child is God, the name, the nature, the person, the work, the doings, and the existence of the great God whom he calls his father.

 

There is something exceedingly improving to the mind in a contemplation of the Divinity. It is a subject so vast, that all our thoughts are lost in it's immensity; so deep, that our pride is drown in its infinity. Other subjects we can compass and grapple with; in them we feel a kind of self-content, and go our way with the though, "Behold, I am wise." But when it comes to this master, finding that our plumbline cannot sound its depth, that our eagle eye cannot see its height, we turn away with the thought that vain man would be wise, but he is like a wild ass's colt; and with solemn exclamation, "I am but of yesterday, and know nothing." No subject of contemplation will tend more to humble the mind, than thoughts of God.....

 

But while the subject humbles the mind, it also expands it. He who often thinks of God, will have a larger mind than the man who simply plods around this narrow globe.........The most excellent study for expanding the soul, is the science of Christ, and Him crucified, and the knowledge of the Godhead in the glorious Trinity. Nothing will so enlarge the intellect, nothing so magnify the whole soul of man, as a devout, ernest, continued investigation of the great subject of the Deity. 

 

And, whilst humbling and expanding, this subject is eminently consolatory. Oh, there is, in contemplating Christ, a balm for every wound; in musing on the Father, there is a quietus for every grief; and in the influence of the Holy Ghost, there is a balsam for every sore. Would you lose your sorrow? Would you drown your cares? Then go, plunge yourself in the Godhead's deepest sea; be lost in his immensity; and you shall come forth as from a couch of rest, refreshed and invigorated. I know nothing which can so comfort the soul; so calm the swelling billows of sorrow and grief; so speak peace to the winds of trial. as a devout musing upon the subject of the godhead. it is to that subject that I invite you this morning."

                                                                                                                        C.H. Spurgeon