Charles Spurgeon Exulting Grace [2]

The Holy Ghost never sets HIs signature to a blank check...the Holy Ghost will only bless in conformity with His own set purpose. Our Lord explains what that purpose is: 'He shall glorify Me.' He has come forth for this grand end, and He will not put up with anything short of it. If, then, we do not preach Christ, what is the Holy Ghost to do with our preaching? IF we do not make the Lord Jesus glorious; if we do not life Him high in the esteem of men, if we do not labour to make Him King of kings and Lord of lords; we shall not have the Holy Spirit with us. Vain will be rhetoric, music, architecture, energy, and social status: if our own design be not to magnify the Lord Jesus, we shall work alone and work in vain.