June 1
GOD'S PROMISE KEEPS
"Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many
days." Eccl. 11:1
We must not expect to see an immediate reward for all the good we
do; nor must we always confine our efforts to places and persons which
seem likely to yield us a recompense for our labors. The Egyptian
casts his seed upon the waters of the Nile, where it might seem a
sheer waste of corn. But in due time the flood subsides, the rice or
other grain sinks into the fertile mud, and rapidly a harvest is
produced. Let us today do good to the unthankful and the evil. Let us
teach the careless and the obstinate. Unlikely waters may cover
hopeful soil. Nowhere shall our labor be in vain in the Lord.
It is ours to cast our bread upon the waters; it remains with God
to fulfill the promise, "Thou shalt find it." He will not let His
promise fail. His good word which we have spoken shall live, shall be
found, shall be found by us. Perhaps not just yet, but some day we
shall reap what we have sown. We must exercise our patience; for
perhaps the Lord may exercise it. "After many days," says the
Scripture, and in many instances those days run into months and years,
and yet the Word stands true. God's promise will keep; let us mind
that we keep the precept, and keep it this day.