Morning, July 6

Charles Spurgeon · Morning and Evening: Daily Readings

"Whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from
   fear of evil."

  Proverbs 1:33

   Divine love is rendered conspicuous when it shines in the midst of
   judgments. Fair is that lone star which smiles through the rifts of the
   thunder clouds; bright is the oasis which blooms in the wilderness of
   sand; so fair and so bright is love in the midst of wrath. When the
   Israelites provoked the Most High by their continued idolatry, he
   punished them by withholding both dew and rain, so that their land was
   visited by a sore famine; but while he did this, he took care that his
   own chosen ones should be secure. If all other brooks are dry, yet
   shall there be one reserved for Elijah; and when that fails, God shall
   still preserve for him a place of sustenance; nay, not only so, the
   Lord had not simply one "Elijah," but he had a remnant according to the
   election of grace, who were hidden by fifties in a cave, and though the
   whole land was subject to famine, yet these fifties in the cave were
   fed, and fed from Ahab's table too by His faithful, God-fearing
   steward, Obadiah. Let us from this draw the inference, that come what
   may, God's people are safe. Let convulsions shake the solid earth, let
   the skies themselves be rent in twain, yet amid the wreck of worlds the
   believer shall be as secure as in the calmest hour of rest. If God
   cannot save his people under heaven, he will save them in heaven. If
   the world becomes too hot to hold them, then heaven shall be the place
   of their reception and their safety. Be ye then confident, when ye hear
   of wars, and rumours of wars. Let no agitation distress you, but be
   quiet from fear of evil. Whatsoever cometh upon the earth, you, beneath
   the broad wings of Jehovah, shall be secure. Stay yourself upon his
   promise; rest in his faithfulness, and bid defiance to the blackest
   future, for there is nothing in it direful for you. Your sole concern
   should be to show forth to the world the blessedness of hearkening to
   the voice of wisdom.