Charles Spurgeon Commentary Matthew 13:52
Charles Spurgeon Commentary
Matthew 13:52
Charles Spurgeon Commentary
Matthew 13:52
SCRIPTURE
"And he said unto them, Therefore every scribe who hath been made a disciple to the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is a householder, who bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old." — Matthew 13:52 (ASV)
He who has learned anything concerning the kingdom of heaven should teach it to others, bringing forth the truth in pleasing variety, new and old, to edify all his hearers.
Our first desire should be that we ourselves may be instructed unto the kingdom of heaven, a remarkable phrase. Once this is done, each of us is appointed to be like a householder and is made responsible for using our knowledge as food for everyone in our household. What we understand, we must teach. What we have received into our treasure, we must bring forth.
If the Lord has instructed us unto His kingdom, it is for the sake of others. Toward them, we must act as a householder who brings out provisions for the family. Some things have been stored to ripen, and these the steward brings out at the proper time. Others are better fresh from the garden, and these he serves immediately. He holds back nothing, but he does not limit his provision to one single thing.
He is not weary of the old. He is not afraid of the new. Old truth is made new by a living experience. New views of truth, if it is indeed truth, are only the old in a fresh light. We must, in our instruction of others, cultivate variety, but we must not aim at it by poisoning the children with deadly drugs for the sake of giving them novel dishes. Only things worth putting into a treasury are worth bringing forth to the household.
That scribe indeed needs to be well instructed, who must continually share a variety of precious truth throughout a long life.
Lord, make us sufficient for these things. Instruct us that we may instruct our household. May we make no reserve for ourselves, but bring out for Your people all that You have put in our charge. Oh, to be accepted by You in the day of Your return, because found faithful to our trust!