Your Only Comfort

In Your Only Comfort, New Growth Press presents devotions for hope in suffering by Charles H. Spurgeon. Edited by Geoffrey Chang, this beautiful book shows how to look to our Savior in the midst of suffering.

I was reminded that we should expect suffering in this world, but I was also encouraged to learn more about our Savior’s love. “Thorns and thistles” spring forth in the natural world, the social world, the religious world, in our family lives, and in the little world of our own hearts. And through it all, the Spirit sanctifies our souls. We are members of Christ—and he is one who has wept, has walked in our shoes, and walks alongside us even now.

Our Sympathetic Savior

I was especially interested to discover the context in which one of the sermons was preached—after the Clayton Tunnel crash, which took place on August 25, 1861. At the time, it was the worst accident on the British railway system, killing 23 and injuring 176 passengers. Spurgeon powerfully called upon his hearers to reflect on their own sin, to humbly look to God, and to trust him with their souls. This was a minister who met his people with a word from God.

As someone who knew suffering closely, Spurgeon consistently reminded his congregation that they belonged to God. He was sure that God would guide us as we go. “No harm can come to you if you’re bowed to God’s sovereign sway.” These short yet powerful meditations will help you experience the real sympathy of Christ and the comfort he brings to his people. We can have confidence that he has conquered—and we will wear the crown of glory soon.

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