Spurgeon: October PM
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"Now on whom dost thou trust?"
--Isaiah 36:5
Reader, this is an important question. Listen to the
Christian's answer, and see if it is yours. "On whom dost thou
trust?" "I trust," says the Christian, "in a triune God. I trust
the Father , believing that He has chosen me from before the
foundations of the world; I trust Him to provide for me in
providence, to teach me, to guide me, to correct me if need be,
and to bring me home to His own house where the many mansions
are. I trust the Son . Very God of very God is He--the man
Christ Jesus. I trust in Him to take away all my sins by His own
sacrifice, and to adorn me with His perfect righteousness. I
trust Him to be my Intercessor, to present my prayers and
desires before His Father's throne, and I trust Him to be my
Advocate at the last great day, to plead my cause, and to
justify me. I trust Him for what He is, for what He has done,
and for what He has promised yet to do. And I trust the Holy
Spirit --He has begun to save me from my inbred sins; I trust
Him to drive them all out; I trust Him to curb my temper, to
subdue my will, to enlighten my understanding, to check my
passions, to comfort my despondency, to help my weakness, to
illuminate my darkness; I trust Him to dwell in me as my life,
to reign in me as my King, to sanctify me wholly, spirit, soul,
and body, and then to take me up to dwell with the saints in
light for ever."
Oh, blessed trust! To trust Him whose power will never be
exhausted, whose love will never wane, whose kindness will never
change, whose faithfulness will never fail, whose wisdom will
never be nonplussed, and whose perfect goodness can never know a
diminution! Happy art thou, reader, if this trust is thine! So
trusting, thou shalt enjoy sweet peace now, and glory hereafter,
and the foundation of thy trust shall never be removed.