Only fear the Lord and serve Him in truth with all your heart; for consider what great things He has done for you. – 1 Samuel 12:24

If there is a true faith, there must be a declaration of it. If you are a candle, and God has lit you, then let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens (Matthew 5:16). Soldiers of Christ must, like soldiers of our nation, wear their uniforms; and if they are ashamed of their uniforms, they ought to be drummed out of the army.

I believe that many Christians get into a lot of trouble by not being honest in their convictions. For instance, if a person goes into a workshop, or a soldier into a barracks, and if he does not fly his flag from the beginning, it will be very difficult for him to run it up afterwards. But if he immediately and boldly lets them know, “I am a Christian, and there are certain things that I cannot do to please you, and certain other things that I cannot help doing even though they might displease you” – when that is clearly understood, after a while the peculiarity of the thing will be gone, and the person will be let alone.

However, if he is a little dishonest and thinks that he is going to please the world and please Christ too, he can depend on it that he is in for a rough time. If he tries the way of compromise, his life will be like that of a toad under a harrow or a fox in a dog kennel. That will never do. Come out. Show your colors. Let it be known who you are and what you are. Although your course will not be smooth, it will certainly not be half as rough as if you tried to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, which is a very difficult piece of business.

– Charles H. Spurgeon

List of Chapters

1. Pride
2. Broken Keys
3. Double-Mindedness
4. Labor that Doesn’t Satisfy
5. The Table of the Reprobate
6. The Self-Righteous Guests
7. Drunk with the World
8. Going through the Fire
9. Laziness
10. Faith
11. Awaken, Oh Sleeper!
12. An Innkeeper’s Prayer
13. Punishment of Evildoers
14. Priceless Life
15. No Excuse for Ignorance
16. We Must Pray
17. Popular Errors
18. Don’t Wait Until You’re Dying
19. Our Days Are Numbered
20. How the World Gives
21. Have Courage
22. Be Faithful
23. The Light of Evening
24. Beds That Are Too Short
25. Mistaken Zeal
26. Selfish Ease
27. Be Sober
28. Through Floods and Flames
29. Show Your Colors
30. Keep Your Own Garden
31. A Talk about Death
32. Charles H. Spurgeon – A Brief Biography

About the Author

Charles Haddon (C. H.) Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a British Baptist preacher. He started preaching at age 17 and quickly became famous. He is still known as the “Prince of Preachers” and frequently had more than 10,000 people present to hear him preach at the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London. His sermons were printed in newspapers, translated into many languages, and published in many books.

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