Seek What Will Be

August 11th AM

Daily Wisdom

Carnal man often considers it easier to find happiness in the mirror where the outcome is sure, then it is in the present where we have not yet fully achieved, nor do we seek to find peace on the horizon where only the uncertainty of vague prophecies await. Man therefore tends to greet each new day with a questioning heart as to the outcome finding only small comfort in yesterday’s haphazard victories. Only the man of God, the omniscient, can bring peace of mind into the day in the sure knowledge that God will rule that day bringing victory in the face of the imposable. Each new day brings new challenges with its pits and hurdles to overcome, yet for us time has given proof that we can place our complete trust in God’s concern for our well being as one who loves us and has the ultimate power to overcome all adversity in our lives. Do you love and trust God enough to joyfully accept whatever He allows into your life? Then the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your minds and hearts in Christ Jesus and your joy will be found today in the clouds not the mirror.
Jim Haynes – August 11, 2009

"Oh that I were as in months past."
Job 29:2

Numbers of Christians can view the past with pleasure, but regard the present with dissatisfaction; they look back upon the days which they have passed in communing with the Lord as being the sweetest and the best they have ever known, but as to the present, it is clad in a sable garb of gloom and dreariness. Once they lived near to Jesus, but now they feel that they have wandered from Him, and they say, "O that I were as in months past!” They complain that they have lost their evidences, or that they have not present peace of mind, or that they have no enjoyment in the means of grace, or that conscience is not so tender, or that they have not so much zeal for God's glory. The causes of this mournful state of things are manifold. It may arise through a comparative neglect of prayer, for a neglected closet is the beginning of all spiritual decline. Or it may be the result of idolatry. The heart has been occupied with something else, more than with God; the affections have been set on the things of earth, instead of the things of heaven. A jealous God will not be content with a divided heart; He must be loved first and best. He will withdraw the sunshine of His presence from a cold, wandering heart. Or the cause may be found in self-confidence and self-righteousness. Pride is busy in the heart and self is exalted, instead of lying low at the foot of the cross. Christian, if you are not now as you "were in months past”, do not rest satisfied with wishing for a return of former happiness, but go at once to seek your Master, and tell Him your sad state. Ask His grace and strength to help you to walk more closely with Him; humble yourself before Him, and He will lift you up, and give you yet again to enjoy the light of His countenance.

Spurgeon's Morning & Evening - For August 11th AM By Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892)