28 NOVEMBER (UNDATED SERMON)

The spur

‘Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.’ Ecclesiastes 9:10
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 2 Corinthians 8:16–23

There are choice spirits in the world, into whose ears the Holy Spirit whispers grand designs such as he does not reveal to all men. Here and there he finds a soul that he makes congenial to himself, and then he inspires it with great wishes, deep longings and grand designs for glorifying God. Do not quench them; do not starve them by holding them back, but as death is coming, do what is in you and ‘do it with thy might’. No man knows what God means to do through his agency, for often the very feeblest have conceived the greatest purposes. John Pounds and his ragged-school—who was John Pounds? A poor cobbler. Robert Raikes with his Sunday-school—who was Robert Raikes? Nobody in particular, but Sunday-schools have come to something. You may have a sublime conception in your soul. Do not strangle it; nurse the heaven-born thought for God, and the first opportunity you can find, carry out the idea to its practical issues, and throw your might into it.

There must be some young Christian here who loves his Master, and who means to do something for him before he dies. ‘That thou doest, do quickly.’ Do I not address some young man of a noble spirit, who feels, ‘I could be wealthy; I could gain a position in my profession; I could become famous and get honour for myself, but from this hour I will lay all down at the foot of the cross, and lay myself out for the good of souls and the glory of God’? Go and do it. Do not dream, but work. Do not listen to the sirens which would enchant you by their music and draw you from the rough sea of duty. Launch forth in God’s name, yield yourself up to the winds of heaven, and they will bear you straight on in the course of devoted service. The Lord help you to do with your might what you find to do.

FOR MEDITATION: Loving the Lord our God with all our might constitutes part of the greatest commandment (Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:28–30) and requires obedience. But we must never forget to rely on the Lord our God as the source of all our might (Judges 6:12–16; Ephesians 3:14–16; 6:10; Colossians 1:11).


C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 343.
28 NOVEMBER (UNDATED SERMON) The spur ‘Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.’ Ecclesiastes 9:10 SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 2 Corinthians 8:16–23 There are choice spirits in the world, into whose ears the Holy Spirit whispers grand designs such as he does not reveal to all men. Here and there he finds a soul that he makes congenial to himself, and then he inspires it with great wishes, deep longings and grand designs for glorifying God. Do not quench them; do not starve them by holding them back, but as death is coming, do what is in you and ‘do it with thy might’. No man knows what God means to do through his agency, for often the very feeblest have conceived the greatest purposes. John Pounds and his ragged-school—who was John Pounds? A poor cobbler. Robert Raikes with his Sunday-school—who was Robert Raikes? Nobody in particular, but Sunday-schools have come to something. You may have a sublime conception in your soul. Do not strangle it; nurse the heaven-born thought for God, and the first opportunity you can find, carry out the idea to its practical issues, and throw your might into it. There must be some young Christian here who loves his Master, and who means to do something for him before he dies. ‘That thou doest, do quickly.’ Do I not address some young man of a noble spirit, who feels, ‘I could be wealthy; I could gain a position in my profession; I could become famous and get honour for myself, but from this hour I will lay all down at the foot of the cross, and lay myself out for the good of souls and the glory of God’? Go and do it. Do not dream, but work. Do not listen to the sirens which would enchant you by their music and draw you from the rough sea of duty. Launch forth in God’s name, yield yourself up to the winds of heaven, and they will bear you straight on in the course of devoted service. The Lord help you to do with your might what you find to do. FOR MEDITATION: Loving the Lord our God with all our might constitutes part of the greatest commandment (Deuteronomy 6:5; Mark 12:28–30) and requires obedience. But we must never forget to rely on the Lord our God as the source of all our might (Judges 6:12–16; Ephesians 3:14–16; 6:10; Colossians 1:11). C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 343.
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