First John 3:1-2 reads,
See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is (1 John 3:1-2)Commenting on the phrase "Beloved, we are God's children now," Spurgeon writes,
How is it with your heart his morning? Are you in the lowest depths of sorrow? Does corruption rise within your spirit, and grace seem like a poor spark trampled under foot? Does your faith almost fail you? Fear not, it is neither your graces nor feelings on which you are to live: you must live simply by faith on Christ. (Morning & Evening, 2/13m)What a great reminder of the true means by which we are to live the Christian life!
P.S.--I only recently discovered this resource, but I highly recommend it. Spurgeon's writing is very poetic and falls somewhere between modern English and King James English. A modernized revision with ESV Scripture quotations of this classic has been published by Allistair Begg.
