March 5th Morning

0:00You are listening to Morning and Evening, a daily devotional work by Reverend Charles Spurgeon. This reading is brought to you by the Spurgeon Study Bible, available in the original King James version, or the Christian Standard Bible, at SpurgeonStudyBible.com. Good morning, today is March the 5th. Let us not sleep, as do others. First Thessalonians 5 verse 6. There are many ways of promoting Christian wakefulness. Among the rest, let me strongly advise Christians to converse together concerning the ways of the Lord. Christian and hopeful as they journey towards the celestial city, set to themselves, to

1:03prevent drowsiness in this place, let us fall into good discourse. Christian inquired, brother, where shall we begin? And hopeful answered, where God began with us. Then Christians sang this song, when saints do sleepy grow, let them come hither, and hear how these two pilgrims talk together, ye let them learn of them in any wise. Thus to keep open their drowsy, slumbering eyes, saints fellowship, if it be managed well, keeps them awake, and that in spite of hell. Christians who isolate themselves and walk alone are very liable to grow drowsy. Hold Christian company, and you will be kept wakeful by it, and refreshed and encouraged to make quicker progress in the road to heaven. But as you thus take sweet counsel with others in the ways of God, take care that the theme of your converse is the Lord Jesus.

2:05Let the eye of faith be constantly looking unto him, let your heart be full of him, let your lip speak of his worth, friend, live near to the cross, and thou wilt not sleep. Hither to impress thyself, with a deep sense of the value of the place to which thou art going. If thou rememberest that thou art going to heaven, thou wilt not sleep on the road. If thou thinkest that hell is behind thee, and the devil pursuing thee, thou wilt not loiter. Would the man slay a sleep with the avenger of blood behind him, and the city of refuge before him? Christian, wilt thou sleep whilst the pearly gates are open, the songs of angels waiting for thee to join them, a crown of gold, ready for thy brow? Ah, no, in holy fellowship, continue to watch, and pray that he enter not into temptation. May the God of her fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may

3:12overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit today.