Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 8:29

"And he that sent me is with me; he hath not left me alone; for I do always the things that are pleasing to him." — John 8:29 (ASV)

For I do always those things that please him.

Let us labor earnestly to be able to say that. If there is anything which would not please God, let us have nothing to do with it; if it would not please God, it ought not to please us. Blessed shall that servant of the Lord be, who can sincerely say, "I do always those things that please him."

And he that sent me is with me:

I commend that short sentence to all my Master's servants, for there is great comfort in it. Your Lord could say this, and so can you if you are truly employed in his service: He that sent me is with me.

The Father hath not left me alone, for I do always those things that please him.

Christ could truly say that. Oh, that it might be true of us, too!

And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone: for I do always those things that please him.

Brethren, what Christ could say, I trust many of his servants can also say in a like manner. "He that sent me is with me." What power, what pleasure, must the presence of God give to his servants!

"The Father hath not left me alone." Oh! how blessed to feel that behind us is the sound of our Master's feet, and that in us is the temple of his presence! We cannot, however, say, as Christ did, "I do always those things that please him," for, alas! we have the remembrance of sin this morning, and have to confess it in his sight.

But let us also remember that he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins.

The Father hath not left me alone;

There is another precious motto for you. Jesus could truly say, The Father hath not left me alone; and, as he did not leave his only-begotten and well-beloved Son, so he will not leave any of his sons.