Sermon by: CH Spurgeon

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Here is a sermon by: CH Spurgeon

"Ask, and it shall be given you." - Matthew 7:7

We know of a place in England still existing, where a dole of bread
is served to every passerby who chooses to ask for it. Whoever the
traveller may be, he has but to knock at the door of St. Cross
Hospital, and there is the dole of bread for him. Jesus Christ so
loveth sinners that He has built a St. Cross Hospital, so that
whenever a sinner is hungry, he has but to knock and have his wants
supplied. Nay, He has done better; He has attached to this Hospital
of the Cross a bath; and whenever a soul is black and filthy, it has
but to go there and be washed. The fountain is always full, always
efficacious. No sinner ever went into it and found that it could not
wash away his stains. Sins which were scarlet and crimson have all
disappeared, and the sinner has been whiter than snow.

As if this were not enough, there is attached to this Hospital of the Cross a
wardrobe, and a sinner making application simply as a sinner, may be
clothed from head to foot; and if he wishes to be a soldier, he may not merely
have a garment for ordinary wear, but armour which shall cover him from the
sole of his foot to the crown of his head. If he asks for a sword, he shall have
that given to him, and a shield too. Nothing that is good for him shall be denied him.
He shall have spending-money so long as he lives, and he shall have
an eternal heritage of glorious treasure when he enters into the joy
of his Lord.

If all these things are to be had by merely knocking at mercy's door,
O my soul, knock hard this morning, and ask large things of thy
generous Lord. Leave not the throne of grace till all thy wants have
been spread before the Lord, and until by faith thou hast a
comfortable prospect that they shall be all supplied. No bashfulness
need retard when Jesus invites. No unbelief should hinder when Jesus
promises. No cold-heartedness should restrain when such blessings are to be obtained.
CH Spurgeon

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