“Watchman, what of the night?” (Isaiah 21:11)

When today’s devotion was written by Charles Spurgeon in 1866, very few “Christian” denominations openly denied the authority of the Word of God. But by 1887, Spurgeon noticed liberal theology had infiltrated the thinking of ministers in his Baptist Union. He demanded members affirm their commitment to Scriptural authority. When they failed to do so, he withdrew his congregation from the Union. Spurgeon wrote:

“A new religion has been initiated, which is no more Christianity than chalk is cheese; and this religion, being destitute of moral honesty, palms itself off as the old faith with slight improvements, and on this plea usurps pulpits which were erected for gospel preaching. The Atonement is scouted (disregarded, mocked), the inspiration of Scripture is derided, the Holy Spirit is degraded into an influence, the punishment of sin is turned into fiction, and the resurrection into a myth, and yet these enemies of our faith expect us to call them brethren, and maintain a confederacy with them!”

Today, Satan has taken over many Protestant denominations. The way you can tell, is how they treat Scripture. Is Scripture as true today as it was 1900 years ago? Has God changed? Is man the authority over what’s true, or the Word of God? Is man born in sin? Does he need a Savior and Lord? Should people be confident they’re saved even if they have no Biblical evidence? Is Hell the destination of all who don’t know Christ? You’re the watchman. You’re responsible to sound the alarm with the people you come in contact with. If not you, then who?