All of Christ: Spurgeon Morning & Evening, January 3 AM

I will give thee for a covenant of the people.

Isaiah 49.8

What follows is Charles Spurgeon’s devotion on this text for the morning of January 3. It is taken from his wonderful daily devotional Morning and Evening. Which we highly recommend. There are many editions available, including editions with updated language and modern Bible translations. It is available online for free, but if you would like a printed edition, here is the one we recommend, but shop at wtsbooks.com and find the edition you prefer. Use the coupon code COFFEE for 5% off your order.

Our discussion was completely impromptu so you’ll have to listen to the episode since I don’t have notes.

Morning and Evening – January 3 AM

Jesus Christ is Himself the sum and substance of the covenant, and as one of its gifts. He is the property of every believer. Believer, canst thou estimate what thou hast gotten in Christ? “In Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.” Consider that word “God” and its infinity, and then meditate upon “perfect man” and all his beauty; for all that Christ, as God and man, ever had, or can have, is thine-out of pure free favour, passed over to thee to be thine entailed property forever. Our blessed Jesus, as God, is omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent. Will it not console you to know that all these great and glorious attributes are altogether yours? Has he power? That power is yours to support and strengthen you, to overcome your enemies, and to preserve you even to the end. Has He love? Well, there is not a drop of love in His heart which is not yours; you may dive into the immense ocean of His love, and you may say of it all, “It is mine.” Hath He justice? It may seem a stern attribute, but even that is yours, for He will by His justice see to it that all which is promised to you in the covenant of grace shall be most certainly secured to you. And all that He has as perfect man is yours. As a perfect man the Father’s delight was upon Him. He stood accepted by the Most High. O believer, God’s acceptance of Christ is thine acceptance; for knowest thou not that the love which the Father set on a perfect Christ, He sets on thee now? For all that Christ did is thine. That perfect righteousness which Jesus wrought out, when through His stainless life He kept the law and made it honourable, is thine, and is imputed to thee. Christ is in the covenant.

“My God, I am thine-what a comfort divine!
What a blessing to know that the Saviour is mine!
In the heavenly Lamb thrice happy I am,
And my heart it doth dance at the sound of His name.”

Coffee Talk: Brance and Lauren talk about letting coffee rest between roasting and brewing.

Defining Theology: Brance and Lauren define and discuss the theological term Canon of Scripture: which books are considered to be the God-breathed, inspired Word of God?

Resources Mentioned:

2LCF (2nd London Baptist Confession of Faith)
C.H. Spurgeon: Morning & Evening