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Morning and Evening

March 7, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"lt is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man." — Psalm 118:8 · KJV

No doubt the reader has been tried with the temptation to lean on the things that are seen, instead of resting on the invisible God alone. Christians often look to man for help and counsel, and mar the noble simplicity of their reliance on their God. If this evening's portion meets the eye of a child of God anxious about temporal things, let us reason with him a while. You trust in Jesus, and only in Jesus, for your salvation; then why are you troubled? "Because of my great care." Is it not written, "Cast thy burden upon the Lord"? "Be careful for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication make known your wants unto God." Can you not trust God for temporal things? "Ah, I wish I could." If you cannot trust God for temporal things, how dare you trust Him for spiritual ones? Can you trust Him for your soul's redemption, and not rely on Him for a few lesser mercies? Is God not enough for your need, or is His all-sufficiency too narrow for your wants? Do you want another eye besides His who sees every secret thing? Is His heart faint? Is His arm weary? If so, seek another God; but if He is infinite, omnipotent, faithful, true, and all-wise, why do you wander abroad so much to seek another confidence? Why do you rake the earth to find another foundation, when this one is strong enough to bear all the weight you can ever build on it? Christian, do not mix your wine with water; do not alloy your gold of faith with the dross of human confidence. Wait only on God, and let your expectation be from Him. Do not covet Jonah's gourd, but rest in Jonah's God. Let the sandy foundations of earthly trust be the choice of fools; but you, like one who foresees the storm, build yourself an abiding place upon the Rock of Ages.