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  GUARDIAN OF THE FATHERLESS
  by C.H. Spurgeon
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Summary: God is a reliable guardian and protector, especially for those
who have lost visible support, and trusting in Him alone brings true
wealth and security.

Topics: "Trust in God's Provision", "God's Care for the Fatherless"
Scripture References: Psalm 27:10, Psalm 68:5, Psalm 146:9, Isaiah 1:17, Hosea 14:3, Matthew 11:28, John 14:18, Romans 8:15, 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, James 1:27

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C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes that God serves as the guardian for the
fatherless, providing mercy and support when earthly protectors are
absent. He encourages believers to cast away all other confidences and
rely solely on the Lord, who fulfills every need. Spurgeon reflects on
his own experiences of depending on God, affirming that true richness
comes from having God as a father rather than relying on human patrons.
He reassures the fatherless that they are not truly orphaned as long as
they have the Lord, who is a fountain of mercy. The sermon calls on
those in need to confidently appeal to God's loving heart for help.

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In thee the fatherless findeth mercy. (Hosea 14:3)

This is an excellent reason for casting away all other confidences and
relying upon the Lord alone. When a child is left without its natural
protector, our God steps in and becomes his guardian: so also when a man
has lost every object of dependence, he may cast himself upon the living
God and find in Him al) that he needs. Orphans are cast upon the
fatherhood of God, and He provides for them.

The writer of these pages knows what it is to hang on the bare arm of
God, and he bears his willing witness that no trust is so well warranted
by facts, or so sure to be rewarded by results, as trust in the
invisible but ever-living God.

Some children who have fathers are not much the better off because of
them, but the fatherless with God are rich. Better have God and no other
friend than all the patrons on the earth and no God. To be bereaved of
the creature is painful, but so long as the Lord remains the fountain of
mercy to us, we are not truly orphaned. Let fatherless children plead
the gracious word for this morning, and let all who have been bereaved
of visible support do the same, Lord, let me find mercy in Thee!

The more needy and helpless I am, the more confidently do I appeal to
Thy loving heart.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/ch-spurgeon/guardian-of-the-fatherless/
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