Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning Devotional For Sunday November 10, 2019 |
Morning Time: 11:10 AM PST
"The eternal God is thy refuge." --Deuteronomy 33:27
The word refuge may be translated "mansion," or "abiding- place," which gives
the thought that God is our abode, our home. There is a fulness and
sweetness in the metaphor, for dear to our hearts is our home, although it be
the humblest cottage, or the scantiest garret; and dearer far is our blessed
God, in whom we live, and move, and have our being. It is at home that we
feel safe: we shut the world out and dwell in quiet security. So when we
are with our God we "fear no evil." He is our shelter and retreat, our abiding
refuge. At home, we take our rest; it is there we find repose after the
fatigue and toil of the day. And so our hearts find rest in God, when, wearied
with life's conflict, we turn to Him, and our soul dwells at ease. At home,
also, we let our hearts loose; we are not afraid of being misunderstood,
nor of our words being misconstrued. So when we are with God we can commune
freely with Him, laying open all our hidden desires; for if the "secret of the
Lord is with them that fear Him," the secrets of them that fear Him ought to be,
and must be, with their Lord. Home, too, is the place of our truest and
purest happiness: and it is in God that our hearts find their deepest
delight. We have joy in Him which far surpasses all other joy. It is also for
home that we work and labour. The thought of it gives strength to bear the
daily burden, and quickens the fingers to perform the task; and in this sense we
may also say that God is our home. Love to Him strengthens us. We think of Him
in the person of His dear Son; and a glimpse of the suffering face of the
Redeemer constrains us to labour in His cause. We feel that we must work, for we
have brethren yet to be saved, and we have our Father's heart to make glad by
bringing home His wandering sons; we would fill with holy mirth the sacred
family among whom we dwell. Happy are those who have thus the God of Jacob for
their refuge!
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