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Morning and Evening

August 31, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"On mine arm shall they trust." — Isaiah 51:5 · KJV

In times of severe trial, the Christian has nothing on earth to trust in, and so is compelled to cast himself on his God alone. When his vessel is on its beam-ends and no human deliverance can avail, he must simply and entirely commit himself to the providence and care of God. Happy the storm that wrecks a man on such a rock as this! O blessed hurricane that drives the soul to God and God alone! Sometimes there is no getting at our God because of the crowd of our friends; but when a man is so poor, so friendless, so helpless that he has nowhere else to turn, he flies into his Father's arms and is blessedly clasped there. When he is burdened with troubles so pressing and so peculiar that he can tell them to none but his God, he may be thankful for them, for he will learn more of his Lord then than at any other time. O tempest-tossed believer, it is a happy trouble that drives you to your Father! Now that you have only your God to trust, see that you put your full confidence in Him. Do not dishonor your Lord and Master with unworthy doubts and fears, but be strong in faith, giving glory to God. Show the world that your God is worth ten thousand worlds to you; show rich men how rich you are in your poverty when the Lord God is your helper; show the strong man how strong you are in your weakness when underneath you are the everlasting arms. Now is the time for feats of faith and valiant exploits. Be strong and very courageous, and the Lord your God shall surely — as surely as He built the heavens and the earth — glorify Himself in your weakness and magnify His might in the midst of your distress. The grandeur of the arch of heaven would be spoiled if the sky were held up by a single visible column, and your faith would lose its glory if it rested on anything the eye can see. May the Holy Spirit help you rest in Jesus this closing day of the month.