Morning, March 18

Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings

"Ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus."

  Galatians 3:26

   The fatherhood of God is common to all his children. Ah! Little-faith,
   you have often said, "Oh that I had the courage of Great-heart, that I
   could wield his sword and be as valiant as he! But, alas, I stumble at
   every straw, and a shadow makes me afraid." List thee, Little-faith.
   Great-heart is God's child, and you are God's child too; and
   Great-heart is not one whit more God's child than you are. Peter and
   Paul, the highly-favoured apostles, were of the family of the Most
   High; and so are you also; the weak Christian is as much a child of God
   as the strong one.


   "This cov'nant stands secure,

   Though earth's old pillars bow;

   The strong, the feeble, and the weak,

   Are one in Jesus now."

   All the names are in the same family register. One may have more grace
   than another, but God our heavenly Father has the same tender heart
   towards all. One may do more mighty works, and may bring more glory to
   his Father, but he whose name is the least in the kingdom of heaven is
   as much the child of God as he who stands among the King's mighty men.
   Let this cheer and comfort us, when we draw near to God and say, "Our
   Father."

   Yet, while we are comforted by knowing this, let us not rest contented
   with weak faith, but ask, like the Apostles, to have it increased.
   However feeble our faith may be, if it be real faith in Christ, we
   shall reach heaven at last, but we shall not honour our Master much on
   our pilgrimage, neither shall we abound in joy and peace. If then you
   would live to Christ's glory, and be happy in his service, seek to be
   filled with the spirit of adoption more and more completely, till
   perfect love shall cast out fear.