The Soul of Obedience: Why Delay is Disobedience
Consider the psalmist's declaration: "I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments" (Psalm 119:60). Spurgeon discerned in this verse a sermon for every...
This is historical examples on promptness in faith and the danger of delay, drawing on Psalms 119:60.
Consider the psalmist's declaration: "I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments" (Psalm 119:60). Spurgeon discerned in this verse a sermon for every loiterer and procrastinator in God's kingdom. First, understand your duty clearly: keeping God's commandments is not merely an obligation imposed from without—it is your supreme welfare. The commands of Yahweh are paths to flourishing. Yet here lies the danger: commandments delayed may become commandments never kept.…
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