June 2 Evening Devotional | Good Teacher | Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Evening, June 2 | “And someone came to Him and said, ‘Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?’” —Matthew 19:16 (NASB)

This Evening's Scripture Reading: Matthew 19:16-26 (NASB)

And someone came to Him and said, “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?” And He said to him, “Why are you asking Me about what is good? There is only One who is good; but if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments.” Then he said to Him, “Which ones?” And Jesus said, “You shall not commit murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; Honor your father and mother; and You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept; what am I still lacking?” Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.” But when the young man heard this statement, he went away grieving; for he was one who owned much property.
And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this, they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” And looking at them Jesus said to them, “With people this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Devotional Video Transcript:

Teacher. If the young man in the gospel used this title in speaking to our Lord, how much more fitly may I thus address him! He is indeed my Teacher in that he rules and teaches me. I delight to run upon his errands and to sit at his feet. I am both his servant and his disciple and count it my highest honor to own the double character. If he should ask me why I call him “good,” I should have a ready answer.

It is true that “no one is good except God alone,” (Mark 10:18) but then he is God, and all the goodness of Deity shines forth in him. In my experience, I have found him good, so good, indeed, that all the good I have has come to me through him. He was good to me when I was dead in sin, for he raised me by his Spirit’s power; he has been good to me in all my needs, trials, struggles, and sorrows. Never could there be a better Teacher, for his service is freedom, his rule is love: I wish I were one-thousandth part as good a servant. When he teaches me, he is unspeakably good, his doctrine is divine, his manner is gracious, and his spirit is gentleness itself.

No error mingles with his instruction — pure is the golden truth that he brings forth, and all his teachings lead to goodness, sanctifying as well as edifying the disciple. Angels find him a good Teacher and delight to pay their homage at his footstool. The ancient saints proved him to be a good Teacher, and each of them rejoiced to sing, “I am thy servant, O Lord!”

My own humble testimony must certainly be to the same effect. I will bear this witness before my friends and neighbors, for possibly they may be led by my testimony to seek my Lord Jesus as their Teacher. O that they would do so! They would never regret so wise a deed. If they would but take his easy yoke, they would find themselves in so royal a service that they would enlist in it forever.

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