Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 15th
Charles Spurgeon's "Morning & Evening" Devotional: August 15th Morning “He received from God the Father honour and glory.” Matthew 3 Matthew 3:1-3 As the priests commenced their service at thirty, it was probably at that age that John began publicly to teach. He commenced with a message most appropriate to the coming of the Saviour. Matthew 3:4 He was dressed as Elijah had been, and lived a self-denying, ascetic life, in keeping with the ministry of repentance. Matthew 3:5 , Matthew 3:6 All ranks and classes came to him; he stirred the whole south of Palestine with his energetic ministry. To all men he addressed suitable words of rebuke and warning. Matthew 3:7-9 He bade them lay aside their boastings, and seriously give themselves up to repentance. This bold address would be sure to make them very angry, but John, like Elias, feared them not. Matthew 3:10 There was to be an end of all pretence and hypocrisy. For many years formalists and boastful professors had been...