Chastened Happiness (Jeremiah 33:9) - Charles Spurgeon Sermon

Scripture

• Jeremiah 33:9

About this sermon

A sermon delivered by C.H. Spurgeon, Lord's Day morning December 25th 1881 Here, instead of a Christmas theme, Spurgeon deals with the fear which believers feel, even when God blesses them. Spureon deals with the suffering which is intermixed with joy in our lives. The preacher was a realist. It seems he often welcomed trouble, as, not only a necessary feature of this fallen earth, but as means by which saints are purified. He says in another sermon: “Brethren, the poet said— “The path of sorrow, and that path alone, Leads to the land where sorrow is unknown,” and he spake truly; for ‘in the world ye shall have tribulation.’ If you have faith it must be tried, and should that faith fail you must be tried still more. There is no discharge from this war: difficulties must be faced. This is the day of battle, and you must fight if you would reign. You are like men thrown into the sea, you must swim or drown. It is useless to expect ease where your Lord had none. If you adopt the paltry shifts suggested by unbelief, not even then shall you avoid affliction; the probabilities are that you will be taken among the thorns and scourged with the briars of the wilderness. However rough the king’s highway may be, the by-paths are far worse; therefore keep the way of the commandment, and bravely face its trials.” (Sermon: Ziklag, 1 Samuel 30:6-8). Spurgeon knew that his earthly ministry would not remain vigorous indefinitely. At 42:00 he speaks of becoming grey physically, and in his preaching. To his close friend Williams, he spoke his mind: “Almost the last time Mr Spurgeon and I drove together through Surrey I remember passing an ‘old iron’ yard, in which were standing two worn out old traction engines. ‘There, Williams,’ said he, ‘are two portraits of what we shall son be-all the steam one out of us, our faculties used up, the potent fires of our being spent.’ Not yet, sir, I hope,’ said I. ‘Ah! You don’t know how soon, dear fellow,’ said he. Nothing was said for a minute, but a world of deep feeling was crowded into those few moments of silence.” (Personal Reminiscences of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, W Williams p106). Read by: Gavin Childress Please feel free to use, download, copy or share this, or any other sermons available via this channel, non-commercially. Contact spurgeonsermonseries @ gmail.com (remove spaces) for any questions or requests. *STREAM*... Audio-Only Podcast Available (on a variety of apps below) Anchor: https://anchor.fm/spurgeon Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6N4dRBEU8U1Hk56DGlIn3r Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/spurgeon-sermon-series/id1465333232?uo=4 Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/spurgeon-sermon-series Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9iOWJiZTY4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/C0sl RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/spurgeon-sermon-series-Wxzr5j Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/gavin-childress/spurgeon-sermon-series . The Spurgeon Sermon Series features a growing collection of audio sermons by Charles H. Spurgeon recorded by British pastor, Gavin Childress. Subscribe for hundreds of powerful Spurgeon sermon audio recordings that exalt our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, and encourage a closer walk with Him. God bless you! #Spurgeon #Sermon #CharlesSpurgeon

Topics

• Joy