Morning, June 6

Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings

"Behold, I am vile."

  Job 40:4

   One cheering word, poor lost sinner, for thee! You think you must not
   come to God because you are vile. Now, there is not a saint living on
   earth but has been made to feel that he is vile. If Job, and Isaiah,
   and Paul were all obliged to say "I am vile," oh, poor sinner, wilt
   thou be ashamed to join in the same confession? If divine grace does
   not eradicate all sin from the believer, how dost thou hope to do it
   thyself? and if God loves his people while they are yet vile, dost thou
   think thy vileness will prevent his loving thee? Believe on Jesus, thou
   outcast of the world's society! Jesus calls thee, and such as thou art.


   "Not the righteous, not the righteous;

   Sinners, Jesus came to call."

   Even now say, "Thou hast died for sinners; I am a sinner, Lord Jesus,
   sprinkle thy blood on me;" if thou wilt confess thy sin thou shalt find
   pardon. If, now, with all thy heart, thou wilt say, "I am vile, wash
   me," thou shalt be washed now. If the Holy Spirit shall enable thee
   from thy heart to cry


   "Just as I am, without one plea

   But that thy blood was shed for me,

   And that thou bidd'st me come to thee,

   O Lamb of God, I come!"

   thou shalt rise from reading this morning's portion with all thy sins
   pardoned; and though thou didst wake this morning with every sin that
   man hath ever committed on thy head, thou shalt rest tonight accepted
   in the Beloved; though once degraded with the rags of sin, thou shalt
   be adorned with a robe of righteousness, and appear white as the angels
   are. For "now," mark it, "Now is the accepted time." If thou "believest
   on him who justifieth the ungodly thou art saved." Oh! may the Holy
   Spirit give thee saving faith in him who receives the vilest.