Spurgeon's Morning and Evening Devotions
For the evening of April 25thby Charles H. Spurgeon
"If any man hear My voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him."
--Revelation 3:20
What is your desire this evening? Is it set upon heavenly
things? Do you long to enjoy the high doctrine of eternal love?
Do you desire liberty in very close communion with God? Do you
aspire to know the heights, and depths, and lengths, and
breadths? Then you must draw near to Jesus; you must get a clear
sight of Him in His preciousness and completeness: you must view
Him in His work, in His offices, in His person. He who
understands Christ, receives an anointing from the Holy One, by
which He knows all things. Christ is the great master-key of all
the chambers of God: there is no treasure-house of God which
will not open and yield up all its wealth to the soul that lives
near to Jesus. Are you saying, "O that He would dwell in my
bosom "Would that He would make my heart His dwelling-place
for ever"? Open the door, beloved, and He will come into your
souls. He has long been knocking, and all with this object, that
He may sup with you, and you with Him. He sups with you
because you find the house or the heart, and you with Him
because He brings the provision. He could not sup with you if it
were not in your heart, you finding the house; nor could you sup
with Him, for you have a bare cupboard, if He did not bring
provision with Him. Fling wide, then, the portals of your soul.
He will come with that love which you long to feel; He will come
with that joy into which you cannot work your poor depressed
spirit; He will bring the peace which now you have not; He will
come with His flagons of wine and sweet apples of love, and
cheer you till you have no other sickness but that of "love
o'erpowering, love divine." Only open the door to Him, drive out
His enemies, give Him the keys of your heart, and He will dwell
there for ever. Oh, wondrous love, that brings such a guest to
dwell in such a heart!
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