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  WHAT FOLLOWS US
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the promise of goodness and mercy
following us all the days of our life, and encourages us to serve the
Lord with special consecration and make an unusual offering to the cause
of God or to the poor.

Topics: "God's Goodness", "Mercy", "Daily Devotion"
Scripture References: Psalm 23:6, Lamentations 3:22

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DESCRIPTION
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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the assurance that goodness and mercy will
follow us throughout our lives, as expressed in Psalm 23:6. He reflects
on the significance of each day, particularly the rare occasion of
February 29, encouraging believers to recognize the presence of God's
grace and to respond with gratitude and service. Spurgeon urges the
congregation to make this unique day memorable by offering acts of
kindness and devotion, ensuring that goodness and mercy are acknowledged
and celebrated. He calls for a special consecration of heart and a
joyful expression of praise to God, reinforcing the idea that every day
is an opportunity to honor Him.

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CONTENT
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Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
(Psalm 23:6)

A devout poet sings

Lord, when thou

Puttest in my time a day,

as thou dost now,

Unknown in other years, grant, I entreat,

Such grace illumine it, that whate'er its phase

It add to holiness, and lengthen praise!

This day comes but once in four years.... Up till now goodness and
mercy, like two guards, have followed us from day to day, bringing up
the rear even as grace leads the van; and as this out-of-the-way day is
one of the days of our life, the two guardian angels will be with us
today also. Goodness to supply our needs and mercy to blot out our sins
-- these twain shall attend our every step this day and every day till
days shall be no more. Wherefore, let us serve the Lord on this peculiar
day with special consecration of heart and sing His praises with more
zest and sweetness than ever. Could we not today make an unusual
offering to the cause of God or to the poor? By inventiveness of love
let us make this twenty-ninth of February a day to be remembered
forever.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/what-follows-us/
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