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Morning and Evening

April 2, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"He shall see His seed; He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand." — Isaiah 53:10 · KJV

Plead for the speedy fulfillment of this promise, all you who love the Lord. It is easy work to pray when our desires are grounded and settled on God's own promise. How can He who gave the word refuse to keep it? Immutable veracity cannot demean itself by a lie, and eternal faithfulness cannot degrade itself by neglect. God must bless His Son; His covenant binds Him to it. What the Spirit prompts us to ask for Jesus is exactly what God decrees to give Him. Whenever you pray for the kingdom of Christ, let your eyes behold the dawning of the blessed day, drawing near, when the Crucified shall receive His coronation in the very place where men rejected Him. Take courage, you who prayerfully work and toil for Christ with success of the very smallest kind: it shall not always be so; better times are ahead. Your eyes cannot see the blissful future — then borrow the telescope of faith, wipe the misty breath of your doubts from the glass, look through it, and behold the coming glory. Reader, do you make this your constant prayer? Remember that the same Christ who tells us to say, "Give us this day our daily bread," had first given us this petition: "Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." Do not let your prayers be all about your own sins, your own wants, your own imperfections, your own trials, but let them climb the starry ladder and get up to Christ Himself; and then, as you draw near to the blood-sprinkled mercy-seat, offer this prayer continually: "Lord, extend the kingdom of Your dear Son." Such a petition, fervently presented, will lift the spirit of all your devotions. See that you prove the sincerity of your prayer by laboring to promote the Lord's glory.