June 16
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
POSSESS NOT ONLY PROFESS
"For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more
abundance" Matt. 13:12
When the Lord has given to a man much grace He will give him more. A
little faith is a nest egg; more faith will come to it. But then it
must not be seeming faith, but real and true. What a necessity is laid
upon us to make sure work in religion, and not to profess much, and
possess nothing! For one of these days the very profession will be
taken from us, if that be all we have. The threatening is as true as
the promise.
Blessed be the Lord, it is His way when He has once made a beginning to
go on bestowing the graces of His Spirit, till he who had but little,
and yet truly had that little, is made to have abundance. Oh, for that
abundance! Abundance of grace is a thing to be coveted. It would be
well to know much, but better to love much. It would be delightful to
have abundance of skill to serve God, but better still to have
abundance of faith to trust in the Lord for skill and everything.
Lord, since thou hast given me a sense of sin, deepen my hatred of
evil. Since thou hast caused me to trust Jesus, raise my faith to full
assurance. Since thou hast made me to love Thee, cause me to be carried
away with vehement affection for Thee!