God's Word or The Book Of Common Prayer, Part 2, by Charles Spurgeon

In England today, many falsely trust their salvation in reciting words of men from a heretical book called "The Book of Common Prayer". Here in Part 2 of our series: "God's Word Or The Book Of Common Prayer, Charles Spurgeon shows that only the Word of God has power and authority in the life of a true child of God ." Part 1 can be read here. Part 3 will be up later today.

"Thus saith the Lord" is the most fitting word of rebuke for erring saints. God's people when they err, if they be rebuked, even though it should be in the gentlest manner, are too apt to resent the rebuff; but when we can come to them with "Thus saith the Lord," if there be a spark of spiritual life left, it is sure to catch at this flame. When the man of God came to Eli, how Eli's heart trembled when he began, "Thus saith the Lord," and described to him the doom of his house, because his sons had made themselves vile, and he had not restrained them. David the king might have been moved to anger against Nathan for that personal parable and pungent application; but his anger was stayed, nay, better still, his heart was broken, because the prophet could say, "Thus saith the Lord." My dear brethren in Christ, you and I have often risen in anger at the intrusive proofs of ignorant men; but I hope we have far more often felt the melting power of a "Thus saith the Lord." When the heart is right, the word of God sweetly melts us, as the breath of the south wind melts the frozen rivers.