Faith’s Check Book
By Charles H. Spurgeon
EVENING BRIGHTENS INTO DAY
"It shall come to pass, that at evening time it shall be
light" Zechariah 14:7
It is a surprise that it should be so; for all things threaten
that at evening time it shall be dark. God is wont to work in a way so much
above our fears and beyond our hopes, that we are greatly amazed, and are led
to praise His sovereign grace. No, it shall not be with us as our hearts are
prophesying: the dark will not deepen into midnight, but it will on a sudden
brighten into day. Never let us despair. In the worst times let us trust in the
Lord who turneth the darkness of the shadow of death into the morning. When the
tale of bricks is doubled Moses appears, and when tribulation abounds it is
nearest its end.
This promise should assist our patience. The light may not fully
come till our hopes are quite spent by waiting all day to no purpose. To the
wicked the sun goes down while it is yet day: to the righteous the sun rises
when it is almost night. May we not with patience wait for that heavenly light,
which may be long in coming, but is sure to prove itself well worth waiting
for?
Come, my soul, take up thy parable and sing unto Him who will
bless thee in life and in death, in a manner surpassing all that nature has
ever seen when at its best.
Thought’s for the Quiet Hour
The disciples were called Christians first in Antioch
Acts 11:26
This name suggests that the clear impression made by our
character, as well as by our words, should be that we belong to Jesus Christ.
He should manifestly be the center and the guide, the impulse and the pattern,
the strength and reward, of our lives. We are Christians. That should be plain
for all folks to see, whether we speak or be silent.
Is it so with you?
Alexander Maclaren
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