Spurgeon: May PM
* 05/30/PM
"That henceforth we should not serve sin."
--Romans 6:6
Christian, what hast thou to do with sin? Hath it not cost
thee enough already ? Burnt child, wilt thou play with the fire?
What! when thou hast already been between the jaws of the lion,
wilt thou step a second time into his den? Hast thou not had
enough of the old serpent? Did he not poison all thy veins once,
and wilt thou play upon the hole of the asp, and put thy hand
upon the cockatrice's den a second time? Oh, be not so mad! so
foolish! Did sin ever yield thee real pleasure? Didst thou find
solid satisfaction in it? If so, go back to thine old drudgery,
and wear the chain again, if it delight thee. But inasmuch as
sin did never give thee what it promised to bestow, but deluded
thee with lies, be not a second time snared by the old fowler--
be free, and let the remembrance of thy ancient bondage forbid
thee to enter the net again! It is contrary to the designs of
eternal love , which all have an eye to thy purity and holiness;
therefore run not counter to the purposes of thy Lord. Another
thought should restrain thee from sin. Christians can never sin
cheaply ; they pay a heavy price for iniquity. Transgression
destroys peace of mind, obscures fellowship with Jesus, hinders
prayer, brings darkness over the soul; therefore be not the serf
and bondman of sin. There is yet a higher argument: each time
you "serve sin" you have " Crucified the Lord afresh, and put
Him to an open shame ." Can you bear that thought? Oh! if you
have fallen into any special sin during this day, it may be my
Master has sent this admonition this evening, to bring you back
before you have backslidden very far. Turn thee to Jesus anew;
He has not forgotten His love to thee; His grace is still the
same. With weeping and repentance, come thou to His footstool,
and thou shalt be once more received into His heart; thou shalt
be set upon a rock again, and thy goings shall be established.