Some people like to read so many [Bible] chapters every day. I would not dissuade them from the practice, but I would rather lay my soul asoak in half a dozen verses all day than rinse my hand in several chapters. Oh, to be bathed in a text of Scripture, and to let it be sucked up in your very soul, till it saturates your heart!
Interpretation
Spurgeon emphasizes the depth of understanding over the quantity of scripture read, advocating for reflection on fewer verses.
In this quote, Charles Spurgeon expresses a profound appreciation for the quality of one's engagement with biblical texts over mere quantity. He suggests that immersing oneself in a smaller portion of scripture, allowing it to deeply penetrate and influence one's life, is far more valuable than superficial reading of many chapters. Spurgeon's metaphor of being 'bathed' in scripture highlights the transformative power of allowing sacred texts to affect one's heart and soul, encouraging a serious, contemplative approach to spirituality.
In practice
In a sermon about the importance of deep spiritual connection, one might say: 'As Charles Spurgeon highlighted, sometimes less is more when it comes to scripture.'
Amusement should be used to do us good “like a medicine”: it must never be used as the food of the man...Many have had all holy thoughts and gracious resolutions stamped out by perpetual trifling. Pleasure so called is the murderer of thought. This is the age of excessive amusement: everybody craves for it, like a babe for its rattle.
When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle.
It is far easier to fight with sin in public than to pray against it in private.
You will never glory in God till first of all God has killed your glorying in yourself.
After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.
["All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant."] The original Hebrew word that has been translated "paths" means "well-worn roads' or "wheel tracks," such ruts as wagons make when they go down our green roads in wet weather and sink in up to the axles. God's ways are at times like heavy wagon tracks that cut deep into our souls, yet all of them are merciful.
Always look for the fool in the deal. If you don't find one, it's you.
Arrogant or critical people are often people with low self-esteem who are afraid of taking risks. That's because, if you learn something new, you are then required to make mistakes in order to fully understand what you have learned.
Also, it's good to have more than one profession, in case your own profession goes out of style. A Wall Street trader who's also a belly dancer will do a lot better than a trader who winds up driving a taxi.
Doing what's right isn't the problem. It is knowing what's right.
I have found that I always learn more from my mistakes than from my successes. If you aren't making some mistakes, you aren't taking enough chances.
The real pleasure of one's life is the devotion to a great objective of one's consideration.
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