"Having given them grace, I will give them a crown."
After "consuming" quite a number of Charles Spurgeon's sermons, I finally decided to read his biography, and found this quote simply encouraging,
"I think how surprised some of God's people will be" he exclaims, "when they get to heaven. They will see the Master and He will give them a crown.
'Lord, what is this crown for?'
'That is because thou didst give a cup of cold water to one of my disciples.'
'What, a crown for a cup of cold water?'
'Yes,' says the Master, 'that is how I pay my servants. First I give them grace to give the cup of water, and then, having given them grace, I will give them a crown.''"
- from Charles Spurgeon - London's Most Popular Preacher by W.Y. Fullerton
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. - Eph. 2:8-10 ESV
posted by Alyssa Faith at 3:10 PM
2 Comments:
Thank you for sharing this tidbit -- it is so good! Too often we get caught up wanting to do big things for God, often missing the little things that God wanted us to do in the first place!
"Havng given the grace..." Thank you, LORD!
I've listened to some of Spurgeon's sermons on Sermon Audio and love them! That's an encouraging quote. It's good to be reminded that even small things count for God!
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