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Charles Spurgeon

Whatever gives you the most pleasure

Luke 12:34; Psalm 139:23-24
Charles Spurgeon March, 14 2025 Audio
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Luke 12:34, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."

A person's desires manifest the genuine state of his heart.

When I have heard of Christians attending sinful amusements as an occasional treat, I have seen at once what their hearts truly desired; they evidently loved worldly pleasures better than spiritual joys. Where either a man's pleasure or treasure is--there his heart is. Whatever gives you the most pleasure, is really your God.

To be flattered is the greatest delight of many--their God is themselves.

"To make money is my greatest delight," says one. Then the golden calf is your God.

Whatever is your greatest joy and treasure, that is your Heaven and your God. If you do not find the greatest pleasure in the things of God, then you do not know what the Christian life means, neither will you ever know the pleasures which are at God's right hand.

"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." Colossians 3:1-2

"But our citizenship is in Heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ" Philippians 3:20

"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts.
 See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."
Psalm 139:23-24

"The dearest idol I have known,
 Whatever that idol be,
 Help me to tear it from Your throne,
 And worship only Thee!"

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Luke 12.34 says, For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. A person's desires manifest the genuine state of their heart

When I have heard of Christians attending sinful amusements as an occasional treat, I have seen at once what their hearts truly desired. They evidently loved worldly pleasures better than spiritual joys.

where either a man's pleasure or treasure is, there his heart is. Whatever gives you the most pleasure is really your God. To be flattered is the greatest delight of many, their God is themselves. To make money is my greatest delight, says one. Then the golden calf is your God.

Whatever is your greatest joy and treasure, that is your heaven and your God. If you do not find the greatest pleasure in the things of God, then you do not know what the Christian life means, neither will you ever know the pleasures which are at God's right hand.

Since then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God, set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians chapter 3 verses 1 through 2

But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Saviour from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians chapter 3 verse 20.

Search me, O God, and know my heart, test me, and know my thoughts. See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139 verses 23 through 24.

The dearest idol I have known, whatever that idol be, help me to tear it from your throne, and worship only thee.
Charles Spurgeon
About Charles Spurgeon
Charles Haddon Spurgeon (19 June 1834 — 31 January 1892) was an English Particular Baptist preacher. His nickname is the "Prince of Preachers."
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