Spurgeon's Sermons The Perfuming of the Heart
Jan 12, 2026
C.H. Spurgeon delves into the transformative power of God's love, illustrating how tribulation leads to patience and hope. He distinguishes divine love from mere sympathy, emphasizing its personal nature towards believers. By connecting God's attributes, he describes love as self-originating and unchanging. Utilizing perfume imagery, he shows how the Holy Spirit reveals this love, leading to profound joy and transformation. Spurgeon's insights remind us that true hope is anchored in the felt experience of divine love, especially during trials.
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Spiritual Ladder From Trial To Divine Love
- C. H. Spurgeon describes a ladder of spiritual growth from tribulation to hope that culminates in God's love being poured into believers.
- Trials produce patience, experience, and hope which ascend to the heart of God when the Holy Spirit pours out divine love.
Divine Love Is Complacent Delight
- Spurgeon distinguishes pity and compassion from true divine love, which is direct affection and complacency towards sinners in Christ.
- Divine love goes beyond kindness and delights in the believer because God views them in Christ.
Beloved Of The Almighty Is Priceless
- Spurgeon marvels that the infinite Creator delights in individual believers and writes their names on his heart.
- Being loved by Jehovah supplies unmatched worth and inspires solemn gratitude and silence.
