Spurgeon Meditations

 

That those things which cannot be shaken may remain.

Heb 12 27

We have many things in our possession at the present moment which can be shaken and it ill becomes a Christian man to set much store by them for there is nothing stable beneath these rolling skies; change is written upon all things. Yet we have certain "things which cannot be shaken and I invite you thisevening to think of them, that if the things which can be shakenshould all be taken away, you may derive real comfort from thethings that cannot be shaken, which will remain. Whatever yourlosses have been, or may be, you enjoy present salvation. Youare standing at the foot of His cross, trusting alone in themerit of Jesus' precious blood, and no rise or fall of themarkets can interfere with your salvation in Him; no breaking ofbanks, no failures and bankruptcies can touch that. Then you area child of God this evening. God is your Father. No change ofcircumstances can ever rob you of that. Although by lossesbrought to poverty, and stripped bare, you can say, He is my Father still. In my Father's house are many mansions; therefore will I not be troubled." You have another permanent blessing namely the love of Jesus Christ. He who is God and Man loves you with all the strength of His affectionate nature--nothing can affect that. The fig tree may not blossom and the flocks may cease from the field it matters not to the man who can sing My Beloved is mine, and I am His. Our best portion and richest heritage we cannot lose. Whatever troubles come let us play the man; let us show that we are not such little children as to be cast down by what may happen in this poor fleeting state of time. Our country is Immanuel's land our hope is above the sky and therefore calm as the summer's ocean; we will see the wreck of everything earthborn and yet rejoice in the God of our salvation.


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