March 12 Evening Devotional | To Whom Do You Belong? | Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Evening, March 12 | “To whom do you belong?” —1 Samuel 30:13 (NASB)

This Evening's Scripture Reading: 1 Samuel 30:11-15 (NASB)

“Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink. They gave him a piece of fig cake and two clusters of raisins, and he ate; then his spirit revived. For he had not eaten bread or drunk water for three days and three nights. David said to him, “To whom do you belong? And where are you from?” And he said, “I am a young man of Egypt, a servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me behind when I fell sick three days ago. We made a raid on the Negev of the Cherethites, and on that which belongs to Judah, and on the Negev of Caleb, and we burned Ziklag with fire.” Then David said to him, “Will you bring me down to this band?” And he said, “Swear to me by God that you will not kill me or deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this band.””

Devotional Video Transcript:

No neutralities can exist in the life of faith. We are either ranked under the banner of the Lord Jesus, to serve and fight his battles, or we are slaves of the dark prince, Satan. “To whom do you belong?”

Let me assist you in your response. Have you been “born again”? If you have, you belong to Christ, but without the new birth you cannot be his. In whom do you trust? For those who believe in Jesus are the sons of God. Whose work are you doing? You are sure to serve your master, for he whom you serve is thereby owned to be your lord. What company do you keep? If you belong to Jesus, you will associate with those who wear the uniform of the cross. “Birds of a feather flock together.” What is your conversation? Is it heavenly or is it earthly? What have you learned of your Master? For servants learn much from their masters to whom they are apprenticed. If you have served your time with Jesus, it will be said of you, as it was of Peter and John, “they were amazed, and began to recognize them as having been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13)

We press the question, “To whom do you belong?” Answer honestly before you give sleep to your eyes. If you are not Christ’s you are in a hard service — run away from your cruel master! Enter into the service of the Lord of Love, and you shall enjoy a life of blessedness.
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If you are Christ’s let me advise you to do four things. You belong to Jesus — OBEY Him; let his word be your law; let his wish be your will. You belong to the Beloved, then LOVE Him; let your heart embrace him; let your whole soul be filled with him. You belong to the Son of God, then TRUST Him; rest nowhere but on him. You belong to the King of kings, then be DECIDED for Him. Thus even without being marked with a sign, all will know to whom you belong.

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