Isaiah 41.10 - Real, Honest, Faith

Isaiah 41.10 - Real, Honest, Faith

Imagine a Mega-church pastor, the best-known preacher in the English-speaking world, being vulnerably transparent? Meet Charles Spurgeon. At just 22, married only 10 months, a new father of twin boys – thousands came to hear him preach. One fool in a massive crowd yelled, “Fire!” And in the stampede from a fire that wasn’t 7 died, 28 seriously injured. Spurgeon never fully recovered emotionally. For three weeks following he was in an asylum under suicide watch. Many expected he’d never preach again. We all know he did, masterfully. And in God’s mystery, tragedy made him a more sensitive messenger. He called, “Jesus the Chief Mourner…our man of sorrows… ordinary mourners…sip at sorrow’s bowl, but He drains it dry.” From “Spurgeon’s Sorrows” by Zack Eswine, (Christian Focus, 2014) – a great read!