June 22, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"That those things which cannot be shaken may remain." — Hebrews 12:27 · KJV

We have many things in our possession at this moment that can be shaken, and it ill becomes a Christian to set much store by them, for there is nothing stable beneath these rolling skies; change is written on all things. Yet we have certain "things which cannot be shaken," and I invite you this evening to think of them, so that if the things which can be shaken should all be taken away, you may draw real comfort from the things that cannot be shaken, which will remain. Whatever your losses have been or may be, you enjoy present salvation. You are standing at the foot of the cross, trusting alone in the merit of Jesus' precious blood, and no rise or fall of the markets can interfere with your salvation in Him; no failing banks, no bankruptcies, can touch that. Then, you are a child of God this evening. God is your Father. No change of circumstances can ever rob you of that. Though losses bring you to poverty and strip you bare, you can say, "He is my Father still. In my Father's house are many mansions; therefore will I not be troubled." You have another permanent blessing: the love of Jesus Christ. He who is God and Man loves you with all the strength of His affectionate nature, and nothing can affect that. The fig tree may not blossom and the flocks may cease from the field; it matters not to the man who can sing, "My Beloved is mine, and I am His." Our best portion and richest heritage we cannot lose. Whatever troubles come, let us play the man; let us show that we are not such little children as to be cast down by what may happen in this poor fleeting state of time. Our country is Immanuel's land, our hope is above the sky; and therefore, calm as the summer ocean, we will watch the wreck of everything earthborn and yet rejoice in the God of our salvation.