Strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord's house.
Jeremiah 51:51
"In this account the faces of the Lord's people
were covered with shame,
for it was a terrible thing that men should intrude
into the Holy Place
reserved for the priests alone.
Everywhere about us we see like cause
for sorrow.
How many ungodly men are now educating with the view of
entering into the ministry!
How fearful it is that ordinances should be pressed upon the
unconverted,
and that among the more enlightened churches of our land
there should be such laxity of discipline.
To adulterate the Church is to pollute a well,
to pour water
upon fire,
to sow a fertile field with stones.
Our zeal must, however, begin at home.
Let us examine
ourselves
as to our right to eat at the Lord's table.
Let us see to it
that we have on our wedding garment,
lest we ourselves be intruders in
the Lord's sanctuaries.
Many are called, but few are chosen;
the way is
narrow, and the gate is strait."
Charles Spurgeon
