A CALL TO WORSHIP: Charles Spurgeon

THESE are ancient things.” Most men hunger after the latest news, but let us, on this occasion, go back upon the
earliest records and think of the hoary past, before man was made. It does us good to look back upon the past of God’s
dealings with His creatures—herein lies the value of history. We should not confine our attention to God’s dealings with
men, but we should observe how He acts towards another order of beings—how He dealt with angels before man had
become the second sinner. If angels transgress, what is His conduct towards them? This study will enlarge our minds and
show us great principles in their wider sweep. We shall inevitably make mistakes in our judgment as to God’s conduct
towards men if we do not remember sufficiently how He has dealt with beings who are, in certain respects, much superior
to the human race. By seeing how God treated the rebellions angels, light may be cast upon His dealings with us and
thereby misapprehensions may be removed.
We shall go to our subject at once, asking