16 September 2012

"Feed My Lambs"


Your weekly dose of Spurgeon
The PyroManiacs devote some space each weekend to highlights from the lifetime of works from the Prince of Preachers, Charles Haddon Spurgeon.  The following excerpt is from the book "Come Ye Children," Pilgrim Publications, page 5.
"Whether we teach young Christians truth or not, the devil will be sure to teach them error."

To all of us this message comes: “Feed my lambs.” To the minister, and to all who have any knowledge of the things of God, the commission is given. See to it that you look after the children that are in Christ Jesus. Peter was a leader among believers, yet he must feed the lambs.

The lambs are the young of the flock. So, then, we ought to look specially and carefully after those who are young in grace. They may be old in years, and yet they may be mere babes in grace as to the length of their spiritual life, and therefore they need to be under a good shepherd. As soon as a person is converted and added to the church, he should become the object of the care and kindness of his fellow-members. He has but newly come among us, and has no familiar friends among the saints, therefore let us all be friendly to him. Even should we leave our older comrades, we must be doubly kind towards those who are newly escaped from the world, and have come to find a refuge with the Almighty and His people. Watch with ceaseless care over those new-born babes who are strong in desires, but strong in nothing else. They have but just crept out of darkness, and their eyes can scarcely bear the light; let us be a shade to them until they grow accustomed to the blaze of gospel day. Addict yourselves to the holy work of caring for the feeble and despondent. Peter himself that morning must have felt like a newly-enlisted soldier, for he had in a sense ended his public Christian life by denying his Lord, and he had begun it again when “he went out and wept bitterly.” He was now making a new confession of his faith before his Lord and his brethren, and, therefore, because he was thus made to sympathise with recruits he is commissioned to act as a guardian to them. Young converts are too timid to ask our help, and so our Lord introduces them to us, and with an emphatic word of command He says, “Feed my lambs.” This shall be our reward: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, ye have done it unto Me.”




3 comments:

Kerry James Allen said...

This was given a one star rating? The one-star loser even hates Spurgeon? Wow. You have to feel kind of sorry for people who spend their entire lives on a vendetta against people because of some perceived slight against them. I suppose I would say that I fear for anyone who goes through life with an unforgiving, bitter, vindictive spirit. Better look close at Matthew 6:14-15. I hope other readers will pray for this shriveled soul.

Linda said...

we need to PRAY for our pastors and teachers /\!

There are many under the care of Pastors who are starving, malnourished, feeding them poison.

They will be held accountable because these precious lambs/sheep are Jesus' NOT the pastors.

Jesus said "Feed MY sheep"

MikeSnow said...

Love the quote. But who takes it seriously, like in the last half century? Decades ago, Elton Trueblood wrote that the Ten Commandments had become "an integral part of our culture."

Now, most can't name five. Does anyone take Spurgeon seriously?

Here's an easy way to make a fresh start with your kids.
http://textsincontext.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/teaching-children-the-ten-commandments/