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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
MORNING:
"In summer and in winter shall it be."
-- Zechariah 14:8
The streams of living water which flow from Jerusalem are not dried up
by the parching heats of sultry midsummer any more than they were
frozen by the cold winds of blustering winter. Rejoice, O my soul, that
thou art spared to testify of the faithfulness of the Lord. The seasons
change and thou changest, but thy Lord abides evermore the same, and
the streams of his love are as deep, as broad and as full as ever. The
heats of business cares and scorching trials make me need the cooling
influences of the river of His grace; I may go at once and drink to the
full from the inexhaustible fountain, for in summer and in winter it
pours forth its flood. The upper springs are never scanty, and blessed
be the name of the Lord, the nether springs cannot fail either. Elijah
found Cherith dry up, but Jehovah was still the same God of providence.
Job said his brethren were like deceitful brooks, but he found his God
an overflowing river of consolation. The Nile is the great confidence
of Egypt, but its floods are variable; our Lord is evermore the same.
By turning the course of the Euphrates, Cyrus took the city of Babylon,
but no power, human or infernal, can divert the current of divine
grace. The tracks of ancient rivers have been found all dry and
desolate, but the streams which take their rise on the mountains of
divine sovereignty and infinite love shall ever be full to the brim.
Generations melt away, but the course of grace is unaltered. The river
of God may sing with greater truth than the brook in the poem--
"Men may come, and men may go,
But I go on for ever."
How happy art thou, my soul, to be led beside such still waters! never
wander to other streams, lest thou hear the Lord's rebuke, "What hast
thou to do in the way of Egypt to drink of the muddy river?"
EVENING:
"The voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool
of the day."
-- Genesis 3:8
My soul, now that the cool of the day has come, retire awhile and
hearken to the voice of thy God. He is always ready to speak with thee
when thou art prepared to hear. If there be any slowness to commune it
is not on his part, but altogether on thine own, for he stands at the
door and knocks, and if his people will but open he rejoices to enter.
But in what state is my heart, which is my Lord's garden? May I venture
to hope that it is well trimmed and watered, and is bringing forth
fruit fit for him? If not, he will have much to reprove, but still I
pray him to come unto me, for nothing can so certainly bring my heart
into a right condition as the presence of the Sun of Righteousness, who
brings healing in his wings. Come, therefore, O Lord, my God, my soul
invites thee earnestly, and waits for thee eagerly. Come to me, O
Jesus, my well-beloved, and plant fresh flowers in my garden, such as I
see blooming in such perfection in thy matchless character! Come, O my
Father, who art the Husbandman, and deal with me in thy tenderness and
prudence! Come, O Holy Spirit, and bedew my whole nature, as the herbs
are now moistened with the evening dews. O that God would speak to me.
Speak, Lord, for thy servant heareth! O that he would walk with me; I
am ready to give up my whole heart and mind to him, and every other
thought is hushed. I am only asking what he delights to give. I am sure
that he will condescend to have fellowship with me, for he has given me
his Holy Spirit to abide with me for ever. Sweet is the cool twilight,
when every star seems like the eye of heaven, and the cool wind is as
the breath of celestial love. My Father, my elder Brother, my sweet
Comforter, speak now in lovingkindness, for thou hast opened mine ear
and I am not rebellious.
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