Look Into Those Languid Eyes!
The sermon emphasizes the importance of returning to the cross to restore our first love for Christ and to revive our heart.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the importance of seeking a deep, personal connection with Jesus, urging believers to confront their spiritual apathy and return to the cross for renewal. He reflects on the struggles of feeling distant from the Savior and the necessity of recognizing the gravity of such a state. Spurgeon encourages the faithful to remember their initial salvation experience and to approach the cross with humility, seeking restoration and rekindling their love for Christ. He reminds us that true joy and fellowship with Jesus can only be found by looking into His eyes and embracing His sacrifice.
Text
"Show me why You contend with me!" Job 10:2
Beloved, it was thus once with you--a text of Scripture, a threatening, a touch of the rod of affliction--and you went to your Father's feet, crying, "Show me why You contend with me!" Is it so now? Are you content to follow Jesus, afar off? O it is a grievous thing, when we can live contentedly, without the present enjoyment of the Savior's face. Let us labor to feel what an evil thing this is--little love to our own dying Savior, little joy in our precious Jesus, little fellowship with the Beloved!
Remember where you first received salvation. Go at once to the cross! There, and there alone--can you get your heart quickened. No matter how hard, how insensible, how dead you may have become--go again in all the rags, poverty, and defilement of your present condition. Clasp that cross! Look into those languid eyes! Bathe in that fountain filled with blood! This alone will bring you back to your first love; this alone will restore the simplicity of your faith, and the tenderness of your heart!
Sermon Outline
- The Languid Heart
- Returning to the Cross
- Restoring First Love
- The simplicity of faith and tenderness of heart
- The cross as the fountain of restoration
Key Quotes
“Show me why You contend with me!” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Look into those languid eyes!” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Bath in that fountain filled with blood!” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- Return to the cross to restore your first love for Christ.
- Recognize the evil of having little love for Christ and take steps to revive your heart.
- Bath in the fountain filled with blood to experience heart quickening and restoration.