The next several posts will be excerpted from Charles Spurgeon's Morning and Evening, which can all be read in their entirety at spurgeon.org. My first one is very near and dear to my heart for many reasons. But I post it today in anticipation of finding out the gender of my first grandchild! The excitement that grows in me only another grandparent can understand. But also the passionate and fervent desire for the soul of that baby will be brought to Christ daily. We pray and pray as though it depends on us but then in faithful submission trust and trust for it all depends on Him!
"Bring him unto to Me!" Mark 9:19
Children are a precious gift from God, but much anxiety comes with them. They may be a great joy or a great bitterness to their parents. They may be filled with the Spirit of God or possessed with the spirit of evil. O, for more agonizing prayer on their behalf while they are yet babes! Sin is there, let our prayers begin to attack it!!
When they are grown up they may wallow in sin and foam with enmity against God; then when our hearts our breaking, we should remember the great Physician's words, "Bring him to me!" NEVER must we cease to pray until they cease to breathe!!! NO case is hopeless while Jesus lives!
AMEN
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