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Morning and Evening

May 10, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"The only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." — John 1:14 · KJV

Believer, you can give your own testimony that Christ is the only begotten of the Father as well as the firstborn from the dead. You can say: He is divine to me, even if He were merely human to all the rest of the world. He has done for me what none but God could do. He has subdued my stubborn will, melted a heart as hard as stone, opened gates of brass, and snapped bars of iron. He has turned my mourning into laughter and my desolation into joy; He has led my captivity captive and made my heart rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Let others think of Him what they will; to me He must be the only begotten of the Father. Blessed be His name. And He is full of grace. Had He not been, I would never have been saved. He drew me while I was struggling to escape His grace; and when at last I came trembling like a condemned criminal to His mercy seat, He said, "Thy sins which are many are all forgiven thee: be of good cheer." And He is full of truth. His promises have proved true, and not one of them has failed. I testify that no servant ever had such a master as I have, no brother such a kinsman as He has been to me, no bride such a husband as Christ has been to my soul, no sinner a better Savior, no mourner a better comforter than Christ has been to my spirit. I want no one besides Him. In life He is my life; in death He will be the death of death. In poverty Christ is my riches; in sickness He makes my bed; in darkness He is my star, and in brightness He is my sun. He is the manna of the camp in the wilderness, and He will be the new grain of the host when they reach Canaan. Jesus is to me all grace and no wrath, all truth and no falsehood, and of truth and grace He is full, infinitely full. My soul, tonight bless the only Begotten with all your might.