Is Your Faith Built to Last? | Charles Spurgeon | Updated Devotional | Morning & Evening

DECEMBER 15 EVENING - Is Your Faith Built to Last? | C H Spurgeon | Updated | Daily Devotional | "Be Very Inspired"
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"I will.. lay your foundations with sapphires." Isaiah 54:11 [NKJV]

Not only that which is seen of the church of God, but also that which is unseen, is fair and precious.

Foundations are out of sight, and as long as they are firm it is not expected that they should be valuable. But in Jehovah's work, everything is of the same quality and equally valuable, nothing blemish, nothing inferior.

The deep foundations of the work of grace are like sapphires for preciousness, no human mind is able to measure their glory.

We build upon the covenant of grace, which is firmer than adamant, and as enduring as jewels upon which age spends itself in vain. Sapphire foundations are eternal, and the covenant abides throughout the lifetime of the Almighty.

Another foundation is the person of the Lord Jesus, which is clear and spotless, and is as everlasting and beautiful as the sapphire; blending in one the deep blue of earth's ever rolling ocean and the azure of its all embracing sky. Once our Lord might have been likened to the ruby as He stood covered with His own blood, but now we see Him radiant with the soft blue of love, love abounding, deep, and eternal.

Our eternal hopes are built upon the justice and the faithfulness of God, which are as clear and cloudless as the sapphire. We are not saved by a compromise, by mercy defeating justice, or law suspending its operations. No, we defy the eagle's eye to detect a flaw in the groundwork of our confidence - our foundation is of sapphire, and it will endure the fire.

The Lord Himself has laid the foundation of His people's hopes. It is a matter for grave enquiry whether our hopes are built upon such a basis. Good works and ceremonies are not a foundation of sapphires, but are a foundation of wood, hay, and stubble (1 Corinthians 3:12-13) - they are not laid by God, but by our own conceit. Foundations will all be tried before long: woe unto him whose lofty tower shall come down with a crash, because it is based on a quicksand. He who is built on sapphires may await storm or fire with calm composure, for he shall endure the test.


~ Time for Reflection ~
Building on Eternal Foundations
Let us ensure our faith rests on
God's unshakable grace and the
person of Jesus, not fleeting
works or ceremonies. May we
stand firm, secure in a foundation
that endures all tests.

Amen.

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Hope you have enjoyed and have been inspired by this evening's devotional by Charles Spurgeon. Please also check out this morning's devotional as well.

God Bless! 🙏

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