Monday, March 5, 2012

Shine your light




It has been very well remarked that there is a back door to hell, but there is none to heaven. The way to heaven is the king’s highway, a way which is not made for concealment, but for honest travelers who have nothing to hide. Believers must be seen, for they are the lights of the world; yet there are some who try to go to heaven up the back stairs, and serve the Lord only by night. It must not be. Strike the blood where all can see it, and let men know that you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice: whether they like it or no, let them know that this is all your salvation and all your desire.... 

Let others believe the priest, we believe Jesus. Let others trust their works, we trust the sprinkled blood. Let others rely on frames and feelings, discipline and development, we believe in Jesus Christ and him only; and we nail to the mast the blood-red banner of atoning sacrifice.


“My faith is built on nothing less
Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness.
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus name.
On Christ, the solid rock, I stand,
All other ground is sinking sand.”


From a sermon by Charles Haddon Spurgeon entitled "The Sacred Love-Token," delivered August 22, 1875.  Image by Andrew E. Larsen on Flickr under Creative Commons License.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

What a great reminder that nothing is more precious then the blood of the Lamb. Lord,may all my idols be stripped from me so that I may see you clearly and glorify you alone! Sara Pfeffer