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Morning and Evening

June 24, Evening

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said . . . Be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods." — Daniel 3:16, 18 · KJV

The story of the manly courage and marvelous deliverance of the three holy champions is well suited to stir up in believers firmness and steadfastness in upholding the truth in the teeth of tyranny and in the very jaws of death. Let young Christians especially learn from their example, both in matters of faith and in matters of uprightness in business, never to sacrifice their consciences. Lose all rather than lose your integrity; and when everything else is gone, still hold fast a clear conscience as the rarest jewel that can adorn the breast of a mortal. Be guided not by the will-o'-the-wisp of expediency but by the polestar of divine authority. Follow the right at all hazards. When you see no present advantage, walk by faith and not by sight. Do God the honor of trusting Him when it comes to matters of loss for the sake of principle; see whether He will remain your debtor! See if He does not prove, even in this life, His word that "godliness with contentment is great gain," and that those who "seek first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness" shall have all these things added to them. If, in the providence of God, you are a loser for conscience' sake, you will find that if the Lord does not repay you in the silver of earthly prosperity, He will discharge His promise in the gold of spiritual joy. Remember that a man's life does not consist in the abundance of what he possesses. To wear a guileless spirit, to have a heart void of offense, to have the favor and smile of God, is greater riches than the mines of Ophir could yield or the commerce of Tyre could win. "Better is a dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith." An ounce of heart's-ease is worth a ton of gold.