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Morning and Evening

November 26, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might." — Ecclesiastes 9:10 · KJV

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do" refers to works that are possible. There are many things our heart finds to do that we shall never do. It is well they are in our heart; but if we would be eminently useful, we must not be content with forming schemes in our heart and talking of them; we must practically carry out "whatsoever our hand findeth to do." One good deed is worth more than a thousand brilliant theories. Let us not wait for large opportunities, or for a different kind of work, but do just the things we "find to do," day by day. We have no other time in which to live. The past is gone; the future has not arrived; we shall never have any time but time present. So do not wait until your experience has ripened into maturity before you attempt to serve God; endeavor now to bring forth fruit. Serve God now — but be careful how you perform what you find to do: "do it with thy might." Do it promptly; do not fritter away your life thinking of what you intend to do tomorrow, as if that could make up for the idleness of today. No man ever served God by doing things tomorrow. If we honor Christ and are blessed, it is by the things we do today. Whatever you do for Christ, throw your whole soul into it. Do not give Christ a little slurred labor, done as a matter of course now and then; but when you serve Him, do it with heart, and soul, and strength. But where is the might of a Christian? It is not in himself, for he is perfect weakness; his might lies in the Lord of hosts. Then let us seek His help; let us proceed with prayer and faith; and when we have done what our "hand findeth to do," let us wait on the Lord for His blessing. What we do thus will be well done, and will not fail of its effect.