Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Monday July 6, 2020 |
Morning Time: 7:11 AM PST
"Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of
evil." --Proverbs 1:33
Divine love is rendered conspicuous when it I shines in the midst of
judgments. Fair is that lone star which smiles through the rifts of the thunder
clouds; bright is the oasis which blooms in the wilderness of sand; so fair and
so bright is love in the midst of wrath. When the Israelites provoked the Most
High by their continued idolatry, He punished them by withholding both dew and
rain, so that their land was visited by a sore famine; but while He did this, He
took care that His own chosen ones should be secure. If all other brooks are
dry, yet shall there be one reserved for Elijah; and when that fails, God shall
still preserve for him a place of sustenance; nay, not only so, the Lord had not
simply one "Elijah," but He had a remnant according to the election of grace,
who were hidden by fifties in a cave, and though the whole land was subject to
famine, yet these fifties in the cave were fed, and fed from Ahab's table too by
His faithful, God-fearing steward, Obadiah. Let us from this draw the inference,
that come what may, God's people are safe. Let convulsions shake the solid
earth, let the skies themselves be rent in twain, yet amid the wreck of worlds
the believer shall be as secure as in the calmest hour of rest. If God cannot
save His people under heaven, He will save them in heaven. If the
world becomes too hot to hold them, then heaven shall be the place of their
reception and their safety. Be ye then confident, when ye hear of wars, and
rumours of wars. Let no agitation distress you, but be quiet from fear of evil.
Whatsoever cometh upon the earth, you, beneath the broad wings of Jehovah, shall
be secure. Stay yourself upon His promise; rest in His faithfulness, and bid
defiance to the blackest future, for there is nothing in it direful for you.
Your sole concern should be to show forth to the world the blessedness of
hearkening to the voice of wisdom.
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