Morning of April 14th
“Joshua was like one of those old knights who slept in their armor. He was always fighting. His sword must have been well hacked, and often must his armor have been blood red. He had before him a lifelong enterprise! Such is the life of the Christian—a warfare from beginning to end. As soon as you are washed in Christ's blood and clothed in His righteousness, you must begin to hew your way through a lane of enemies right up to the eternal throne!
Every foot of the way will be disputed. Not an inch will Satan yield to you. You must continue daily to fight. "He that endures to the end, the same shall be saved." Not the beginner who commences in his own strength, and soon comes to an end, but he who, girt about with Divine Grace—with the Spirit of God within him—determines to hold on till he has smitten the last foe, and never leaves the battlefield till he has heard the word, "Well done, good and faithful servant!"
Let the man who says that the Christian's life is mean and devoid of manliness, let him go and learn wisdom before he speaks, for of all men the persevering Believer is the most manly. You who boast of yourself, of your courage in sinning, you yield to the foe. You are a cringing cur! You turn tail upon the enemy—you court the friendship of the world—you have not courage enough to dare to do the right and the true! You have passed under the yoke of Satan and your own passions—and to conceal your own cowardice—you are base enough to call the brave Christian a coward. Away with you for adding lying to your other vices!”
- CH Spurgeon, “Joshua’s Obedience”.
“Joshua was like one of those old knights who slept in their armor. He was always fighting. His sword must have been well hacked, and often must his armor have been blood red. He had before him a lifelong enterprise! Such is the life of the Christian—a warfare from beginning to end. As soon as you are washed in Christ's blood and clothed in His righteousness, you must begin to hew your way through a lane of enemies right up to the eternal throne!
Every foot of the way will be disputed. Not an inch will Satan yield to you. You must continue daily to fight. "He that endures to the end, the same shall be saved." Not the beginner who commences in his own strength, and soon comes to an end, but he who, girt about with Divine Grace—with the Spirit of God within him—determines to hold on till he has smitten the last foe, and never leaves the battlefield till he has heard the word, "Well done, good and faithful servant!"
Let the man who says that the Christian's life is mean and devoid of manliness, let him go and learn wisdom before he speaks, for of all men the persevering Believer is the most manly. You who boast of yourself, of your courage in sinning, you yield to the foe. You are a cringing cur! You turn tail upon the enemy—you court the friendship of the world—you have not courage enough to dare to do the right and the true! You have passed under the yoke of Satan and your own passions—and to conceal your own cowardice—you are base enough to call the brave Christian a coward. Away with you for adding lying to your other vices!”
- CH Spurgeon, “Joshua’s Obedience”.
Morning of April 14th
“Joshua was like one of those old knights who slept in their armor. He was always fighting. His sword must have been well hacked, and often must his armor have been blood red. He had before him a lifelong enterprise! Such is the life of the Christian—a warfare from beginning to end. As soon as you are washed in Christ's blood and clothed in His righteousness, you must begin to hew your way through a lane of enemies right up to the eternal throne!
Every foot of the way will be disputed. Not an inch will Satan yield to you. You must continue daily to fight. "He that endures to the end, the same shall be saved." Not the beginner who commences in his own strength, and soon comes to an end, but he who, girt about with Divine Grace—with the Spirit of God within him—determines to hold on till he has smitten the last foe, and never leaves the battlefield till he has heard the word, "Well done, good and faithful servant!"
Let the man who says that the Christian's life is mean and devoid of manliness, let him go and learn wisdom before he speaks, for of all men the persevering Believer is the most manly. You who boast of yourself, of your courage in sinning, you yield to the foe. You are a cringing cur! You turn tail upon the enemy—you court the friendship of the world—you have not courage enough to dare to do the right and the true! You have passed under the yoke of Satan and your own passions—and to conceal your own cowardice—you are base enough to call the brave Christian a coward. Away with you for adding lying to your other vices!”
- CH Spurgeon, “Joshua’s Obedience”.
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