''Remember, sinner, it is not thy hold of Christ that saves thee - it is Christ; it is not thy joy in Christ that saves thee - it is Christ; it is not even faith in Christ, though that is the instrument - it is Christ's blood and merits; therefore, look not to thy hope, but to Christ, the source of thy hope; look not to thy faith, but to Christ, the author and finisher of thy faith; and if thou doest that, ten thousand devils cannot throw thee down .... There is one thing with which we all of us too much becloud our preaching, though I believe we do it very unintentionally - namely, the great truth that it is not prayer, it is not our faith, it is not our doings, it is not our feelings upon which we must rest, but upon Christ, and on Christ alone. We are apt to think that we are not in a right state, that we do not feel enough, instead of remembering that our business is not with self, but Christ.
Let me beseech thee, look only to Christ; never expect delivery from self, from ministers, or from any means of any kind [and certainly not discussion forums. M.M.] but Christ; keep thine eye simplt on Him; let His death, His agonies, His groans, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning, look for Him; when thou liest down at night, look for Him.'
[C.H. Spurgeon, New Park St. Pulpit, vol. 2. Quoted by Iain Murray, The Forgotten Spurgeon]
Let me beseech thee, look only to Christ; never expect delivery from self, from ministers, or from any means of any kind [and certainly not discussion forums. M.M.] but Christ; keep thine eye simplt on Him; let His death, His agonies, His groans, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning, look for Him; when thou liest down at night, look for Him.'
[C.H. Spurgeon, New Park St. Pulpit, vol. 2. Quoted by Iain Murray, The Forgotten Spurgeon]