Morning, March 7

Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings

"Have faith in God."

  Mark 11:22

   Faith is the foot of the soul by which it can march along the road of
   the commandments. Love can make the feet move more swiftly; but faith
   is the foot which carries the soul. Faith is the oil enabling the
   wheels of holy devotion and of earnest piety to move well; and without
   faith the wheels are taken from the chariot, and we drag heavily. With
   faith I can do all things; without faith I shall neither have the
   inclination nor the power to do anything in the service of God. If you
   would find the men who serve God the best, you must look for the men of
   the most faith. Little faith will save a man, but little faith cannot
   do great things for God. Poor Little-faith could not have fought
   "Apollyon;" it needed "Christian" to do that. Poor Little-faith could
   not have slain "Giant Despair;" it required "Great-heart's" arm to
   knock that monster down. Little faith will go to heaven most certainly,
   but it often has to hide itself in a nut-shell, and it frequently loses
   all but its jewels. Little-faith says, "It is a rough road, beset with
   sharp thorns, and full of dangers; I am afraid to go;" but Great-faith
   remembers the promise, "Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; as thy days,
   so shall thy strength be:" and so she boldly ventures. Little-faith
   stands desponding, mingling her tears with the flood; but Great-faith
   sings, "When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and
   through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:" and she fords the
   stream at once. Would you be comfortable and happy? Would you enjoy
   religion? Would you have the religion of cheerfulness and not that of
   gloom? Then "have faith in God." If you love darkness, and are
   satisfied to dwell in gloom and misery, then be content with little
   faith; but if you love the sunshine, and would sing songs of rejoicing,
   covet earnestly this best gift, "great faith."