Evening, March 7
Go To Morning Reading
“It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in man.”
Psalm 118:8
Doubtless the reader has been tried with the temptation to rely upon
the things which are seen, instead of resting alone upon the invisible
God. Christians often look to man for help and counsel, and mar the
noble simplicity of their reliance upon their God. Does this evening’s portion meet the eye of a child of God anxious about temporals,
then would we reason with him awhile. You trust in Jesus, and only
in Jesus, for your salvation, then why are you troubled? “ Because of my great care .” Is it not written, “Cast thy burden upon the Lord”? “Be careful for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication
make known your wants unto God.” Cannot you trust God for temporals? “ Ah! I wish I could .” If you cannot trust God for temporals, how dare you trust him for
spirituals? Can you trust him for your soul’s redemption, and not rely upon him for a few lesser mercies? Is not
God enough for thy need, or is his all-sufficiency too narrow for
thy wants? Dost thou want another eye beside that of him who sees
every secret thing? Is his heart faint? Is his arm weary? If so, seek
another God; but if he be infinite, omnipotent, faithful, true, and
all-wise, why gaddest thou abroad so much to seek another confidence?
Why dost thou rake the earth to find another foundation, when this
is strong enough to bear all the weight which thou canst ever build
thereon? Christian, mix not only thy wine with water, do not alloy
thy gold of faith with the dross of human confidence. Wait thou only
upon God, and let thine expectation be from him. Covet not Jonah’s gourd, but rest in Jonah’s God. Let the sandy foundations of terrestrial trust be the choice
of fools, but do thou, like one who foresees the storm, build for
thyself an abiding place upon the Rock of Ages.