Spurgeon Meditations

 

The only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Joh 1 14

Believer YOU can bear your testimony that Christ is the only begotten of the Father as well as the first begotten from the dead. You can say He is divine to me, if He be human toall the world beside. He has done that for me which none but aGod could do. He has subdued my stubborn will, melted a heart ofadamant, opened gates of brass, and snapped bars of iron. Hehath turned for me my mourning into laughter, and my desolationinto joy; He hath led my captivity captive, and made my heartrejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Let others thinkas they will of Him, to me He must be the only begotten of theFather: blessed be His name. And He is full of grace. Ah! hadHe not been I should never have been saved. He drew me when Istruggled to escape from His grace; and when at last I came alltrembling like a condemned culprit to His mercy-seat He said,'Thy sins which are many are all forgiven thee: be of goodcheer.' And He is full of truth. True have His promises been,not one has failed. I bear witness that never servant had such amaster as I have; never brother such a kinsman as He has been tome; never spouse such a husband as Christ has been to my soul;never sinner a better Saviour; never mourner a better comforterthan Christ hath been to my spirit. I want none beside Him. Inlife He is my life, and in death He shall be the death of death;in poverty Christ is my riches; in sickness He makes my bed; indarkness He is my star, and in brightness He is my sun; He isthe manna of the camp in the wilderness, and He shall be the newcorn of the host when they come to Canaan. Jesus is to me allgrace and no wrath, all truth and no falsehood: and of truth andgrace He is full, infinitely full. My soul, this night, blesswith all thy might 'the only Begotten.'


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