David’s Reviews > The Risen King: 40 Devotions for Easter from C.H. Spurgeon > Status Update

“There are some great goldsmiths that can only think of preparing and polishing the choicest diamonds, but Jesus Christ polishes a common pebble and makes a jewel. Goldsmiths make their precious treasures out of precious materials; Christ makes his precious things out of rubbish.”

“The enemies of our Lord Jesus Christ thought to brand him with infamy, hold him up to derision, and hand his name down to everlasting scorn as “a friend of tax collectors and sinners.” Shortsighted mortals! To this day, the Savior is adored by the title which was designed as a slur.“

“The Father gives the great gospel feast, the Son is the feast, and the Spirit not only brings the invitations, but he also gathers the guests around the table.”