Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. - 1 Samuel 12:24 If there is a true faith, there must be a declaration of it. If you are a candle, and God has lit you, then let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens (Matthew 5:16). Soldiers of Christ must, like soldiers of our nation, wear their uniforms; and if they are ashamed of their uniforms, they ought to be drummed out of the army.
I believe that many Christians get into a lot of trouble by not being honest in their convictions. For instance, if a person goes into a workshop, or a soldier into a barracks, and if he does not fly his flag from the beginning, it will be very difficult for him to run it up afterwards. But if he immediately and boldly lets them know, “I am a Christian, and there are certain things that I cannot do to please you, and certain other things that I cannot help doing even though they might displease you” – when that is clearly understood, after a while the peculiarity of the thing will be gone, and the person will be let alone.
However, if he is a little dishonest and thinks that he is going to please the world and please Christ too, he can depend on it that he is in for a rough time. If he tries the way of compromise, his life will be like that of a toad under a harrow or a fox in a dog kennel. That will never do. Come out. Show your colors. Let it be known who you are and what you are. Although your course will not be smooth, it will certainly not be half as rough as if you tried to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, which is a very difficult piece of business.
- Charles H. Spurgeon
Narrated by Saethon Williams.
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Chapter List
Ch. 1: Pride...00:17
Ch. 2: Broken Keys...11:23
Ch. 3: Double-Mindedness...18:38
Ch. 4: Labor that Doesn’t Satisfy...25:26
Ch. 5: The Table of the Reprobate...39:39
Ch. 6: The Self-Righteous Guests...54:25
Ch. 7: Drunk with the World...01:03:59
Ch. 8: Going through the Fire...01:17:44
Ch. 9: Laziness...01:37:49
Ch. 10: Faith...01:45:20
Ch. 11: Awaken, Oh Sleeper!...01:52:13
Ch. 12: An Innkeeper’s Prayer...02:03:15
Ch. 13: Punishment of Evildoers...02:06:31
Ch. 14: Priceless Life...02:15:23
Ch. 15: No Excuse for Ignorance...02:18:27
Ch. 16: We Must Pray...02:30:21
Ch. 17: Popular Errors...02:35:43
Ch. 18: Don’t Wait Until You’re Dying...02:46:36
Ch. 19: Our Days Are Numbered...02:50:03
Ch. 20: How the World Gives...03:03:22
Ch. 21: Have Courage...03:19:09
Ch. 22: Be Faithful...03:26:35
Ch. 23: The Light of Evening...03:32:03
Ch. 24: Beds That Are Too Short...03:40:05
Ch. 25: Mistaken Zeal...03:57:06
Ch. 26: Selfish Ease...04:06:40
Ch. 27: Be Sober...04:13:06
Ch. 28: Through Floods and Flames...04:20:35
Ch. 29: Show Your Colors...04:27:37
Ch. 30: Keep Your Own Garden...04:33:37
Ch. 31: A Talk about Death...04:41:55
Charles H. Spurgeon – A Brief Biography...04:50:27
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