Here Spurgeon weaves together something complementary in the work of parents and pastors with regard to their children, both physical and spiritual. First of all, working within John’s figure, he applies the words of his text to parents, underscoring the delight that a Christian father or mother feels in the salvation of their sons and daughters, one of the greatest of all earthly joys. Then, he turns to the figure itself as John uses it, speaking of a pastor’s delight in the conversion of sinners, and the profound pleasure that a preacher feels as a spiritual parent when he sees God’s people walking in his ways. He not only expresses but stirs the joy we might feel, urging us to find it by seeking the salvation of those under our care, but also reminding those who profess faith in Jesus Christ of their responsibility so to walk that parents and pastors might feel such delight, and that—ultimately—the Lord himself would be magnified in his children.
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The Bridgeless Gulf (S518)
The Power of Prayer and the Pleasure of Praise (S507)
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Gracious Renewal (S490)
Life and Walk of Faith (S483)
Self-Delusion (S475)
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Repentance and Faith Inseparable (S460)
Sunshine in the Heart (S454)
An Exhortation and A Salutation (S450)
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Life in Earnest (S433)
A Psalm for the New Year (S427)
Abram and the Ravenous Birds (S420)
Fellowship With God (S409)
The Joint Heirs and Their Divine Portion (S402)
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