Spurgeon Meditations

 

Behold, I am vile.

Job 40 4

One cheering word poor lost sinner for thee! You think you must not come to God because YOU are vile. Now there is not a saint living on earth but has been made to feel that he is vile. If Job and Isaiah and Paul were all obliged to say "I am vile oh, poor sinner, wilt thou be ashamed to join in the sameconfession? If divine grace does not eradicate all sin from thebeliever, how dost thou hope to do it thyself? and if God lovesHis people while they are yet vile, dost thou think thy vilenesswill prevent His loving thee? Believe on Jesus, thou outcast ofthe world's society! Jesus calls thee, and such as thou art. Not the righteous not the righteous; Sinners Jesus came to call." Even now say Thou hast died for sinners; I am a sinner, LordJesus, sprinkle Thy blood on me ; if thou wilt confess thy sin thou shalt find pardon. If now with all thy heart thou wilt say I am vile, wash me, thou shalt be washed now. If the Holy Spirit shall enable thee from thy heart to cry Just as I am without one plea But that Thy blood was shed for me And that thou bidd'st me come to Thee O Lamb of God I come!" thou shalt rise from reading this morning's portion with all thy sins pardoned; and though thou didst wake this morning with every sin that man hath ever committed on thy head thou shalt rest to-night accepted in the Beloved; though once degraded with the rags of sin thou shalt be adorned with a robe of righteousness and appear white as the angels are. For "now mark it, Now is the accepted time." If thou "believest on Him who justifieth the ungodly thou art saved." Oh! may the Holy Spirit give thee saving faith in Him who receives the vilest.


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