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Morning and Evening

December 19, Morning

C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling

"The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord." — Proverbs 16:33 · KJV

If the disposal of the lot is the Lord's, whose is the arrangement of our whole life? If the simple casting of a lot is guided by Him, how much more the events of our entire life — especially when our blessed Savior tells us, "The very hairs of your head are all numbered; not a sparrow falleth to the ground without your Father." It would bring a holy calm over your mind, dear friend, always to remember this. It would so relieve your mind of anxiety that you would be the better able to walk in patience, quiet, and cheerfulness, as a Christian should. When a man is anxious he cannot pray with faith; when he is troubled about the world, he cannot serve his Master, for his thoughts are serving himself. If you would "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness," all things would then be added to you. You are meddling with Christ's business and neglecting your own when you fret about your lot and circumstances. You have been trying to do the "providing" work, and forgetting that yours is to obey. Be wise, and attend to the obeying, and let Christ manage the providing. Come and survey your Father's storehouse, and ask whether He will let you starve while He has laid up so great an abundance in His granary. Look at His heart of mercy — can it ever prove unkind? Look at His inscrutable wisdom — can it ever be at fault? Above all, look up to Jesus Christ your Intercessor, and ask yourself: while He pleads, can your Father deal ungraciously with you? If He remembers even the sparrows, will He forget one of the least of His poor children? "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee; He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." My soul, rest happy in your low estate; neither hope nor wish to be esteemed or great; to take the impress of the will divine — be that your glory, and those riches yours.