If
Satan comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord by the power of his word
lifts up a standard against him. If we slip and start aside from the strait and
narrow way, the word comes to restore us -- "He restores my soul". Ps 23:3 for
it is by believing God's promise of freely forgiving all iniquity,
transgression, and sin, that our backslidings are healed and our souls brought
back from bondage, carnality, and death. - J. C. Philpot
What
was the first work you did when you originally came to God in Christ as an
empty-handed and contrite sinner? Was it not to cast yourself upon His mercy, to
lay hold of His promises, to trust in the sufficiency of Christ's atoning blood?
Well, the same remedy is available now. Did not David cry, "Create in me a clean
heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalms 51:10)? -- deal with
me now as Thou did at the first! And was he not able to say, "He restorest my
soul" (Psalm 23:3)? Precious promises are recorded in the Word which exactly
suit your case: "Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your
backslidings" (Jeremiah 3:22). "I will heal their backsliding, I will love them
freely" (Hosea 14:4). Make these promises your own, plead them before God, and
count upon Him making them good in your own case. - A. W. Pink
O
backslider, I broadcast this plea from the Father's house, that you are to come
on Home! God loves you still. His heart yearns over you, and He will never let
you go! Oh, come on back from your wandering and make God's heart glad today! -
John Rice
As
the case of backsliders is very sad, so our diligence must be very great for
their recovery. It is sad to them to lose so much of their life, and peace, and
serviceableness to God; and to become so serviceable to Satan and his cause. It
is sad to us to see that all our labor is come to this; and that, when we have
taken so much pains with them, and have had so much hopes of them, all should be
so far frustrated. It is saddest of all, to think that God should be so
dishonored by those whom he has so loved, and for whom he has done so much; and
that Christ should be so wounded in the house of his friends. Besides, partial
backsliding has a natural tendency to total apostasy, and would effect it, if
special grace did not prevent it. - Richard Baxter
If
Satan comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord by the power of his word
lifts up a standard against him. If we slip and start aside from the strait and
narrow way, the word comes to restore us -- "He restores my soul". Ps 23:3 for
it is by believing God's promise of freely forgiving all iniquity,
transgression, and sin, that our backslidings are healed and our souls brought
back from bondage, carnality, and death. - J. C. Philpot
What
was the first work you did when you originally came to God in Christ as an
empty-handed and contrite sinner? Was it not to cast yourself upon His mercy, to
lay hold of His promises, to trust in the sufficiency of Christ's atoning blood?
Well, the same remedy is available now. Did not David cry, "Create in me a clean
heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me" (Psalms 51:10)? -- deal with
me now as Thou did at the first! And was he not able to say, "He restorest my
soul" (Psalm 23:3)? Precious promises are recorded in the Word which exactly
suit your case: "Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your
backslidings" (Jeremiah 3:22). "I will heal their backsliding, I will love them
freely" (Hosea 14:4). Make these promises your own, plead them before God, and
count upon Him making them good in your own case. - A. W. Pink
O
backslider, I broadcast this plea from the Father's house, that you are to come
on Home! God loves you still. His heart yearns over you, and He will never let
you go! Oh, come on back from your wandering and make God's heart glad today! -
John Rice
As
the case of backsliders is very sad, so our diligence must be very great for
their recovery. It is sad to them to lose so much of their life, and peace, and
serviceableness to God; and to become so serviceable to Satan and his cause. It
is sad to us to see that all our labor is come to this; and that, when we have
taken so much pains with them, and have had so much hopes of them, all should be
so far frustrated. It is saddest of all, to think that God should be so
dishonored by those whom he has so loved, and for whom he has done so much; and
that Christ should be so wounded in the house of his friends. Besides, partial
backsliding has a natural tendency to total apostasy, and would effect it, if
special grace did not prevent it. - Richard Baxter