Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon March 16 | Evening
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Mar 16, 2026 A reflective evening devotion on Psalm 19:13 that prays to be kept from presumptuous sin. It explores the sinful heart as a runaway needing God’s bridle and warns against deliberate, willful transgression. The talk cautions against pride in spiritual experience and shows how small sparks in the heart can ignite great falls.
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Prayer For Divine Restraint
- David's prayer asks God to restrain him from presumptuous sins rather than assume self-control suffices.
- Frazer Blaxland compares the heart to an ill-tempered horse that needs God's bridle to keep from rushing into sin.
Avoid Boasting In Your Spiritual Progress
- Don't rely on past holiness as protection; ask God to lead you away from temptation.
- Frazer Blaxland warns experienced Christians against boasting and urges the plea lead us not into temptation.
Good Intentions Can Conceal Dangerous Sparks
- Even fervent love, constant faith, and bright hopes contain sparks that can ignite great sin without God's quenching.
- The speaker cites Lot and Hizal as examples of unexpected falls from righteousness.