Aug. 25
Charles Spurgeon · Faith's Checkbook
FOOD AND REST
"I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the
Lord God" Ezek. 34:15
Under the divine shepherdry saints are fed to the full. Theirs is not a
windy, unsatisfying mess of mere human "thought"; but the Lord feeds
them upon the solid, substantial truth of divine revelation. There is
real nutriment for the soul in Scripture brought home to the heart by
the Holy Spirit. Jesus, Himself, is the true life-sustaining Food of
believers. Here our Great Shepherd promises that such sacred
nourishment shall be given us by His own self. If, on the Lord's Day,
our earthly shepherd is empty-handed, the Lord is not.
When filled with holy truth the mind rests. Those whom Jehovah feeds
are at peace. No dog shall worry them, no wolf shall devour them, no
restless propensities shall disturb them. They shall lie down and
digest the food which they have enjoyed. The doctrines of grace are not
only sustaining, but consoling: in them we have the means for building
up and lying down. If preachers do not give us rest, let us look to the
Lord for it.
This day may the Lord cause us to feed in the pastures of the Word, and
make us to lie down in them. May no folly, and no worry, but Meditation
and Peace mark this day.