Coldness of Heart a Barrier to Communion – Charles Spurgeon

A S o n e s a i d, o n a c e r t a i n o c c a s i o n, t h e r e i s a f l e e t l y i n g i n t h e r i v e r r i c h l y l a d e n, b u t i t c a n n o t c o m e u p, bec a u se t he r i ver is b l o c ked u p wit h t he ice; s o, methin k s, I see m y M a ster’s love l ying o ut far down the river, and wou l d g lad l y come to m y poor soul to enrich me, and make me holy and heavenly; b ut, alas! the coldness of my heart, like ice, blocks u p the channel, and I get not what I might obtain. Come, heavenly love, and melt the ice; flow streams of grace, and dissolve every barrier; come Jesus, come You in to my own heart, and let your treasures be mine for evermore!