Faith’s Check Book
By Charles H. Spurgeon
MEN AS MEN; GOD AS GOD
"I, even I, am he that comforteth you: who art thou,
that thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the son of man
which shall be made as grass; and forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath
stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and hast
feared continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he
were ready to destroy? and where is the fury of the oppressor?" Isaiah
51:12,13
Let the text itself be taken as the portion for today. There
is no need to enlarge upon it. Trembling one, read it, believe it, feed on it,
and plead it before the Lord. He whom you fear is only a man after all; while
He who promises to comfort you is God, your Maker, and the Creator of Heaven
and earth. Infinite comfort more than covers a very limited danger.
"Where is the fury of the oppressor?" It is in the
Lord’s hand. It is only the fury of a dying creature; fury which will end as
soon as the breath is gone from the nostril. Why, then, should we stand in awe
of one who is as frail as ourselves? Let us not dishonor our God by making a
god of puny man. We can make an idol of a man by rendering to him excessive
fear as well as by paying him inordinate love. Let us treat men as men, and God
as God; and then we shall go calmly on in the path of duty, fearing the Lord,
and fearing nobody else.
Thought’s for the Quiet Hour
Ye know not what shall be on the morrow
James 4:14
“Tomorrow” is the devil’s great ally—the very Goliath in
whom he trusts for victory. “Now” is the stripling sent forth against him.… The
world will freely agree to be Christians tomorrow if Christ will permit them to
be worldly today.
William Arnot
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