May 3

Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook

LISTEN FOR THE SIGNAL

   "And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of
   the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall
   the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines" II
   Sam. 5:24

   There are signs of the Lord's moving which should move us. The Spirit
   of God blows where He listeth, and we hear the sound thereof. Then is
   the time for us to be more than ever astir. We must seize the golden
   opportunity, and make the most we can of it. It is ours to fight the
   Philistines at all times; but when the Lord Himself goes out before us,
   then we should be specially valiant in the war.

   The breeze stirred the tops of the trees, and David and his men took
   this for the signal for an onslaught, and at their advance the Lord,
   Himself, smote the Philistines. Oh, that this day the Lord may give us
   an opening to speak for Him with many of our friends! Let us be on the
   watch to avail ourselves of the hopeful opening when it comes. Who
   knows but this may be a day of good tidings; a season of soul-winning.
   Let us keep our ear open to hear the rustle of the wind, and our minds
   ready to obey the signal. Is not this promise, "then shall the Lord go
   out before thee," a sufficient encouragement to play the man? Since the
   Lord goes before us, we dare not hold back.