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Morning and Evening

May 13, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." — Psalm 30:5 · KJV

Christian, if you are in a night of trial, think of the morning; cheer your heart with the thought of your Lord's coming. Be patient, for He comes with clouds descending. Be patient! The Farmer waits until He reaps His harvest. Be patient, for you know who has said, "Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give to every man according as his work shall be." However miserable you may be now, remember that at most a few more turnings of the sun will land you on the fair coast of Canaan. Your head may be crowned with thorny troubles now, but before long it will wear a crown of stars; your hands may be full of cares, but they will soon sweep the strings of the harp of heaven. Your clothes may be soiled with dust now; by and by they will be white. Wait a little longer. How small our troubles and trials will look when we glance back at them! Seen here in prospect they seem enormous, but when we reach heaven we will recount the labors of our journey with overwhelming joy. Our trials will seem light and momentary afflictions then. Let us press on boldly; however dark the night, the morning is coming, which is more than those can say who are shut up in the darkness of ruin. Do you know what it is to live this way on the future, to live on expectation, to draw tomorrow's heaven into today? Happy believer, to have a hope so sure and so comforting. It may be all dark now, but it will soon be light; it may be all trial now, but it will soon be all happiness. What does it matter that "weeping may endure for a night," when "joy cometh in the morning"?