September 22, 2011

A Great Story from Charles Spurgeon

A few days ago my devotional reading called "Behold, the Lamb of God!" from the book "We shall see God" by Charles Spurgeon and Randy Alcorn, had a great story about how powerful Scripture is. I thought I'd share it here:


Spurgeon tells a remarkable story about an experience early in his ministry:

"In 1857, a day or two before preaching at the Crystal Palace, I went to decide where the platform should be fixed; and, in order to test the acoustic properties of the building, cried in a loud voice, 'Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.' In one of the galleries, a workman, who knew nothing of what was being done, heard the words, and they came like a message from heaven to his soul. He was smitten with conviction on account of sin, put down his tools, went home, and there, after a season of spiritual struggling, found peace and life by beholding the Lamb of God."

On this workman's deathbed he spoke of his conversion and how God spoke to him through that single verse he heard Spurgeon utter that day. Now that's a great story!

4 comments:

  1. Hi Cathy,
    Oh isn't Charles Spurgeon a favorite!
    He is one of the people that I'm so thankful that I can read and trust. ;-D
    Another great review!
    Blessings and Love, Linnie

    PS Congrats on another well deserved award ;-)

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  2. Thank-you Linnie! I'm so thankful for Spurgeon too and that he left us so many great writings and books to read. :)

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  3. What an amazing story! The way God works is amazing! Those powerful words helped bring home another lost soul. Very powerful!
    Thanks so much for sharing this!!

    And for stopping by my blog! Have a great weekend!

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  4. Thanks for stopping by Nicole. Hope you have a great weekend too!

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