Oct. 14
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
NEVER ASHAMED
"Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father which is in heaven" Matt. 10:32
Gracious promise! It is a great Joy to me to confess my Lord. Whatever
my faults may be, I am not ashamed of Jesus, nor do I fear to declare
the doctrines of His cross. O Lord, I have not hid thy righteousness
within my heart.
Sweet is the prospect which the text sets before me! Friends forsake
and enemies exult, but the Lord does not disown His servant. Doubtless
my Lord will own me even here, and give me new tokens of His favorable
regard. But there comes a day when I must stand before the great
Father. What bliss to think that Jesus will confess me then! He will
say, "This man truly trusted me, and was willing to be reproached for
my name's sake; and therefore I acknowledge him as mine." The other day
a great man was made a knight, and the Queen handed him a jeweled
garter; but what of that? It will be an honor beyond all honors for the
Lord Jesus to confess us in the presence of the divine Majesty in the
Heavens. Never let me be ashamed to own my Lord. Never let me indulge a
cowardly silence, or allow a fainthearted compromise. Shall I blush to
own Him who promises to own me?