Jan. 16
EVEN THE FAINTEST CALL
"And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name
of the Lord shall be delivered." Joel 2:32
Why do I not call on His name? Why do I run to this neighbor and
that, when God is so near and will hear my faintest call? Why do I sit
down, and devise schemes, and invent plans? Why not at once roll
myself and my burden upon the Lord? Straightforward is the best runner
-- why do I not run at once to the living God? In vain shall I look
for deliverance anywhere else; but with God I shall find it; for here
I have His royal SHALL to make it sure.
I need not ask whether I may call on Him or not, for that word
"Whosoever" is a very wide and comprehensive one. Whosoever means me,
for it means anybody and everybody who calls upon God. I will
therefore follow the leading of the text, and at once call upon the
glorious Lord who has made so large a promise.
My case is urgent, and I do not see how I am to be delivered; but
this is no business of mine. He who makes the promise will find out
ways and means of keeping it. It is mine to obey His commands; it is
not mine to direct His counsels. I am His servant, not His solicitor.
I call upon Him, and He will deliver me.