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Morning and Evening

March 9, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Abide in Me." — John 15:4 · KJV

Communion with Christ is a sure cure for every ill. Whether it be the wormwood of woe or the cloying surfeit of earthly delight, close fellowship with the Lord Jesus will take the bitterness from the one and the excess from the other. Live near to Jesus, Christian, and it is a matter of secondary importance whether you live on the mountain of honor or in the valley of humiliation. Living near to Jesus, you are covered with the wings of God, and underneath you are the everlasting arms. Let nothing keep you from that hallowed fellowship, which is the choice privilege of a soul wedded to the Well-beloved. Be not content with a visit now and then, but seek always to keep His company, for only in His presence have you either comfort or safety. Jesus should not be to us a friend who calls now and then, but one with whom we walk evermore. You have a difficult road before you; see, O traveler to heaven, that you do not go without your guide. You have to pass through the fiery furnace; do not enter it unless, like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, you have the Son of God as your companion. You have to storm the Jericho of your own corruptions; do not attempt the warfare until, like Joshua, you have seen the Captain of the Lord's host with His sword drawn in His hand. You are to meet the Esau of your many temptations; do not meet him until, at the brook Jabbok, you have laid hold of the angel and prevailed. In every case, in every condition, you will need Jesus; but most of all when the iron gates of death open to you. Keep close to your soul's Husband, lean your head on His bosom, ask to be refreshed with the spiced wine of His pomegranate, and you shall be found by Him at the last, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing. Since you have lived with Him and lived in Him here, you shall abide with Him forever.