Morning, January 25

Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings

"I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the Lord, and the praises of
   the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath bestowed on us."

  Isaiah 63:7

   And canst thou not do this? Are there no mercies which thou hast
   experienced? What, though thou art gloomy now, canst thou forget that
   blessed hour when Jesus met thee, and said, "Come unto me"? Canst thou
   not remember that rapturous moment when he snapped thy fetters, dashed
   thy chains to the earth, and said, "I came to break thy bonds and set
   thee free"? Or if the love of thine espousals be forgotten, there must
   surely be some precious milestone along the road of life not quite
   grown over with moss, on which thou canst read a happy memorial of his
   mercy towards thee? What, didst thou never have a sickness like that
   which thou art suffering now, and did he not restore thee? Wert thou
   never poor before, and did he not supply thy wants? Wast thou never in
   straits before, and did he not deliver thee? Arise, go to the river of
   thine experience, and pull up a few bulrushes, and plait them into an
   ark, wherein thine infant--faith--may float safely on the stream.
   Forget not what thy God has done for thee; turn over the book of thy
   remembrance, and consider the days of old. Canst thou not remember the
   hill Mizar? Did the Lord never meet with thee at Hermon? Hast thou
   never climbed the Delectable Mountains? Hast thou never been helped in
   time of need? Nay, I know thou hast. Go back, then, a little way to the
   choice mercies of yesterday, and though all may be dark now, light up
   the lamps of the past, they shall glitter through the darkness, and
   thou shalt trust in the Lord till the day break and the shadows flee
   away. "Remember, O Lord, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses,
   for they have been ever of old."