“I am with you always”
Matthew 28:20
It is well there is One who is ever the same, and who is ever with us. It is well there is one stable rock amidst the billows of the sea of life. O my soul, set not thine affections upon rusting, moth-eaten, decaying treasures, but set thine heart upon him who abides forever faithful to thee. Build not thine house upon the moving quicksands of a deceitful world, but found thy hopes upon this rock, which, amid descending rain and roaring floods, shall stand immovably secure. My soul, I charge thee, lay up thy treasure in the only secure cabinet; store thy jewels where thou canst never lose them. Put thine all in Christ; set all thine affections on his person, all thy hope in his merit, all thy trust in his efficacious blood, all thy joy in his presence, and so thou mayest laugh at loss, and defy destruction. Remember that all the flowers in the world’s garden fade by turns, and the day cometh when nothing will be left but the black, cold earth. Death’s black extinguisher must soon put out thy candle. Oh! how sweet to have sunlight when the candle is gone! The dark flood must soon roll between thee and all thou hast; then wed thine heart to him who will never leave thee; trust thyself with him who will go with thee through the black and surging current of death’s stream, and who will land thee safely on the celestial shore, and make thee sit with him in heavenly places forever. Go, sorrowing son of affliction, tell thy secrets to the Friend who sticketh closer than a brother. Trust all thy concerns with him who never can be taken from thee, who will never leave thee, and who will never let thee leave him, even “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever.” “Lo, I am with you alway,” is enough for my soul to live upon, let who will forsake me.
Charles Spurgeon
Wings of the Wind 
Amen. 😔🙏☝️
Thanks Chris, it is very comforting to read this, this morning. And yet it is an exhortation to set my heart on things eternal… not on the fleeting concerns of this life.
You’re welcome, Elizabeth, and thank you for your comment. Mr. Spurgeon certainly had a gift with words and I’m glad this resonated with you like it did with me.
Thanks for this comforting passage from Spurgeon, Chris. I wasn’t saved until I was 27 ys/o, so I do “somewhat” remember flailing around trying to make sense of things without Christ the Rock. But that mindset is so foreign to me now.
You’re welcome, Tom, and thank you for this reply. It is a wonderful thing to see a life changed by God’s saving grace.
Amen 🙏
I really like his sermons
I really like them too, ropheka.
Thank you for sharing this, Chris. I have been thinking recently that we must one day part with all, but Jesus will always be with us. So comforting to know that.
You’re welcome and thank you for your comment, Cathy. It is, indeed, so comforting to know that.
Amen 🙏 What a comfort to know that He will never leaves us
Amen, Willie!
This passage by Charles Spurgeon is a deeply moving meditation on the permanence of divine faithfulness amid the temporary nature of earthly life. Spurgeon writes with remarkable poetic intensity, blending spiritual comfort with vivid imagery that touches both the heart and the imagination.
Thank you for this thoughtful comment, Vijay. I have yet to find anyone who used or uses the English language as well a Charles Spurgeon did. I know many would point to others and that’s great but time after time Mr. Spurgeon has helped me understand things that can be understood and he has also helped me to leave the mysteries where they are, to be wondered and marveled at.
I am so thankful that He is the friend that sticks closer than a brother. I am so thankful that He will never leave me or forsake me. Thank you for this beautiful reminder of who He is.
You’re very welcome. I am very thankful for the same things. What an awesome God He is!