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: — It is much to be regretted that true children of the Lord often talk too little of Him. What is the conversation of half the professors of the present day? Honesty compels us to say that, in many cases, it is a mass of froth and falsehood, and, in many more cases, it is altogether objectionable; if it is not light and frivolous, it is utterly apart from the Gospel, and does not minister grace unto the hearers. One of the great lacks of the Church nowadays is not so much Christian preaching as Christian talking, — not so much Christian prayer in the prayer-meeting as Christian conversation in the parlour. How little do we hear concerning Christi

I. A SUBJECT FOR CONVERSATION.

1. The glory of Christ's kingdom.

(1) Make known His mighty acts. Tell it the wide world o'er that the Lord of hosts is the God of battles; He is the conqueror of men and of devils; He is Master in His own dominions. Tell ye the glory of His kingdom, and rehearse "His mighty acts." Christian, exhaust that theme if thou canst.

(2) Then, in speaking of the glory of Christ's kingdom, talk of its glorious majesty (ver. 12). Tell of the crown of grace which He wears continually; tell of the crown of victory which perpetually proclaims the triumphs He has won over the foe; tell of the crown of love wherewith His Father crowned Him in the day of His espousals to His Church, — the crown which He has won by ten thousand hearts which He has broken, and untold myriads of spirits which He has bound up.

(3) Talk of its duration, for much of the honour of the Kingdom depends upon the time it has lasted (ver. 13).

2. Christ's power.

(1)  Upholding (ver. 14).

(2)  Exalting (ver. 14).

(3)  Providing (ver. 15).

II. THE CAUSES WHICH WILL MAKE CHRISTIANS TALK OF THE GLORY OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM AND HIS POWER?

1. One cause is, that it is the kingdom of their own King.

2. The Christian must talk of the King's victories because all those victories were won for Him; he recollects that his Master never fought a battle for Himself, — never slew an enemy for Himself. He slew them all for His people.

3. The Christian must talk of it because he himself has had a good share in fighting some of the battles. You know how old soldiers will "shoulder their crutch, and tell how fields were won." Recollect that you have been a soldier in the army of the Lord; and that, in the last day, when He gives away the medals in heaven, you will have one; when He gives away the crowns, you will have one. We can talk about the battles, for we were in them; we can speak of the victories, for we helped to win them. It is to our own praise as well as to our Master's when we talk of His wondrous acts.

4. But the best reason why the Christian should talk of his Master is this, if he has Christ in his heart, the truth must come out; he cannot help it.

III. WHAT WOULD BE THE EFFECT OF OUR TALKING MORE OF CHRIST'S KINGDOM AND POWER?

1. The first effect would be that the world would believe us more.

2. If our conversations were more concerning Christ, we, as Christian men, should grow faster, and be more happy. In this way you would remove bickerings better than by all the sermons that could be preached, and be promoting a true evangelical alliance far more excellent and efficient than all the alliances which Than can form.

3. If we oftener talked of Christ like this, how useful we might be in the salvation of souls! Souls are often converted through godly conversation. Simple words frequently do more good than long sermons. Disjointed, unconnected sentences are often of more use than the most finely polished periods or rounded Sentences. If you would be useful, let the praises of Christ be ever on your tongue; let Him live on your lips.

( C. H. Spurgeon.)

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KJV: They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;

WEB: They will speak of the glory of your kingdom, and talk about your power;