Morning & Evening Devotional Reading–

June 16– Morning

 by C. H. Spurgeon, revised and edited by W. C. Neff

“I give eternal life to (those who believe in me), and they will never die.” 

—John 10:28

The Christian should never think or speak lightly of unbelief. For a child of God to mistrust the Father’s love, truth, and faithfulness must be terribly displeasing to God. How we must grieve him by doubting his upholding grace! Christian, it is contrary to every promise of God’s precious Word that you should even think that you will ever be forgotten or left to perish. If that could possibly happen, how could he be true at all? He himself has said, “Can a woman forget to have compassion on her nursing child? Even if she forgets, still I will never forget you.”

What is the value of his promise that, “The mountains may fall away, and the hills may be removed, but my kindness will not depart from you?” Where is the truth of Christ’s words, “I give eternal life to my sheep, and they will never die; and no man will pluck them out of my hand… or out of my Father’s hand?”

Where would the doctrines of grace be? They would be all disproved if one child of God would be lost. Where would the veracity of God be– his honor, his power, his grace, his covenant, his oath– if any of those for whom Christ has died and who have put their trust in him should ever be cast away?

Tell those unbelieving fears to go! And put on your beautiful garments. Remember it is sinful to doubt his Word since he has promised that you will never die. Let the eternal life within you express itself in confident rejoicing. [M&E]