July 11

Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook

NEVER SEPARATED FROM GOD

   "And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest
   thou this?" John 11:26

   Yes, Lord, we believe it; we shall never die. Our soul may be separated
   from our body, and this is death of a kind; but our soul shall never be
   separated from God, which is the true death -- the death which was
   threatened to sin -- the death penalty which is the worst that can
   happen. We believe this most assuredly, for who shall separate us from
   the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord? We are members of
   the Body of Christ; will Christ lose parts of His body? We are married
   to Jesus; will He be bereaved and widowed? It is not possible. There is
   a life within us which is not capable of being divided from God: yea,
   and the Holy Spirit dwells within us, and how then can we die? Jesus,
   Himself, is our life, and therefore there is no dying for us, for He
   cannot die again. In Him we died unto sin once, and the capital
   sentence cannot a second time be executed. Now we live, and live for
   ever. The reward of righteousness is life everlasting, and we have
   nothing less than the righteousness of God, and therefore can claim the
   very highest reward.

   Living and believing, we believe that we shall live and enjoy.
   Wherefore we press forward with full assurance that our life is secure
   in our living Head.