Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Evening Devotional For Monday August 3, 2020 |
Evening Time: 7:05 PM PST
"But as He went." --Luke 8:42
Jesus is passing through the throng to the house of Jairus, to raise the
ruler's dead daughter; but He is so profuse in goodness that He works another
miracle while upon the road. While yet this rod of Aaron bears the blossom of an
unaccomplished wonder, it yields the ripe almonds of a perfect work of mercy. It
is enough for us, if we have some one purpose, straightway to go and accomplish
it; it were imprudent to expend our energies by the way. Hastening to the rescue
of a drowning friend, we cannot afford to exhaust our strength upon another in
like danger. It is enough for a tree to yield one sort of fruit, and for a man
to fulfil his own peculiar calling. But our Master knows no limit of power or
boundary of mission. He is so prolific of grace, that like the sun which shines
as it rolls onward in its orbit, His path is radiant with lovingkindness. He is
a swift arrow of love, which not only reaches its ordained target, but perfumes
the air through which it flies. Virtue is evermore going out of Jesus, as sweet
odours exhale from flowers; and it always will be emanating from Him, as water
from a sparkling fountain. What delightful encouragement this truth affords us!
If our Lord is so ready to heal the sick and bless the needy, then, my soul, be
not thou slow to put thyself in His way, that He may smile on thee. Be not slack
in asking, if He be so abundant in bestowing. Give earnest heed to His word now,
and at all times, that Jesus may speak through it to thy heart. Where He is to
be found there make thy resort, that thou mayst obtain His blessing. When He is
present to heal, may He not heal thee? But surely He is present even now, for He
always comes to hearts which need Him. And dost not thou need Him? Ah, He
knows how much! Thou Son of David, turn Thine eye and look upon the distress
which is now before Thee, and make Thy suppliant whole.
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