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Morning and Evening

July 26, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"That He may set him with princes." — Psalm 113:8 · KJV

Our spiritual privileges are of the highest order. To be "among princes" is the place of select society: "Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ." Of choice society there is none like this — "we are a chosen generation, a peculiar people, a royal priesthood"; "we are come unto the general assembly and church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven." The saints have courtly audience: princes gain admittance to royalty while common people stand afar off, and the child of God has free access to the inner courts of heaven, "for through Him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father." "Let us come boldly," says the apostle, "unto the throne of grace." Among princes is abundant wealth, but what is that compared with the riches of believers? For "all things are yours, and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's." "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" Princes have peculiar power: a prince of heaven's empire wields a scepter in his own domain and sits upon Jesus' throne, for "He hath made us kings and priests unto God, and we shall reign for ever and ever." Princes have special honor, and we may look down upon all earth-born dignity from the height where grace has placed us; for what is human grandeur to this — "He hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus"? We share the honor of Christ, beside which earthly splendors are not worth a thought. Communion with Jesus is a richer gem than ever glittered in an imperial crown.