Faith’s Check Book
By Charles H. Spurgeon
BECAUSE OF US
"For the elect’s sake those days be shortened"
Matthew 24:22
For the sake of His elect the Lord withholds many judgments,
and shortens others. In great tribulations the fire would devour all were it
not that out of regard to His elect the Lord damps the flame. Thus, while He
saves His elect for the sake of Jesus, He also preserves the race for the sake
of His chosen.
What an honor is thus put upon saints! How diligently they
ought to use their influence with their Lord! He will hear their prayers for
sinners, and bless their efforts for their salvation. He blesses believers that
they may be a blessing to those who are in unbelief. Many a sinner lives
because of the prayers of a mother, or wife, or daughter, to whom the Lord has
respect.
Have we used aright the singular power with which the Lord
entrusts us? Do we pray for our country, for other lands, and for the age? Do
we, in times of war, famine, pestilence, stand out as intercessors, pleading
that the days may be shortened? Do we lament before God the outbursts of
infidelity, error, and licentiousness? Do we beseech our Lord Jesus to shorten
the reign of sin by hastening His own glorious appearing? Let us get to our
knees, and never rest till Christ appeareth.
Thought’s for the Quiet Hour
Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall
be to all people
Luke 2:10
It is true that these good tidings of great joy were to be
“for all people,” but not first. The message falls on our own ears, and is
first for our own souls.
Oh, ponder this well! Take all God’s truths home first to
thine own heart. Ask in earnest prayer that the Spirit may write them with the
pen of Heaven on thine own conscience. Then wilt thou be a vessel fitted for
the Master’s use, and carry His message with spiritual power to the souls of
others.
F. Whitfield
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