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Daily devotions for 05-13-2004:
Devotion: Morning and Evening
Morning Title: The Night Ends
Evening Title: With God As Our Portion
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Morning: The Night Ends
"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning."
--Psalm 30:5
Christian! If thou art in a night of trial, think
of the morrow; cheer up thy heart with the
thought of the coming of thy Lord. Be patient, for
"Lo! He comes with clouds descending."
Be patient! The Husbandman waits until He reaps
His harvest. Be patient; for you know who has
said, "Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is
with me, to give to every man according as his
work shall be." If you are never so wretched now, remember
"A few more rolling suns, at most,
Will land thee on fair Canaan's coast."
Thy head may be crowned with thorny troubles now,
but it shall wear a starry crown ere long; thy
hand may be filled with cares--it shall sweep the
strings of the harp of heaven soon. Thy garments
may be soiled with dust now; they shall be white
by-and-by. Wait a little longer. Ah! how
despicable our troubles and trials will seem when
we look back upon them! Looking at them here in
the prospect, they seem immense; but when we get
to heaven we shall then
"With transporting joys recount, The labours of our feet."
Our trials will then seem light and momentary
afflictions. Let us go on boldly; if the night be
never so dark, the morning cometh, which is more
than they can say who are shut up in the darkness
of hell. Do you know what it is thus to live on
the future--to live on expectation--to antedate
heaven? Happy believer, to have so sure, so
comforting a hope. It may be all dark now, but it
will soon be light; it may be all trial now, but
it will soon be all happiness. What matters it
though "weeping may endure for a night," when
"joy cometh in the morning?"
Evening: With God As Our Portion
"Thou art my portion, O Lord." --Psalm 119:57
Look at thy possessions, O believer, and compare
thy portion with the lot of thy fellowmen. Some
of them have their portion in the field; they are
rich, and their harvests yield them a golden
increase; but what are harvests compared with thy
God, who is the God of harvests? What are
bursting granaries compared with Him, who is the
Husbandman, and feeds thee with the bread of
heaven? Some have their portion in the city;
their wealth is abundant, and flows to them in
constant streams, until they become a very
reservoir of gold; but what is gold compared with
thy God? Thou couldst not live on it; thy
spiritual life could not be sustained by it. Put
it on a troubled conscience, and could it allay
its pangs? Apply it to a desponding heart, and
see if it could stay a solitary groan, or give
one grief the less? But thou hast God, and in Him
thou hast more than gold or riches ever could
buy. Some have their portion in that which most
men love--applause and fame; but ask thyself, is
not thy God more to thee than that? What if a
myriad clarions should be loud in thine applause,
would this prepare thee to pass the Jordan, or
cheer thee in prospect of judgment?
No, there are griefs in life which wealth cannot
alleviate; and there is the deep need of a dying
hour, for which no riches can provide. But when
thou hast God for thy portion, thou hast more
than all else put together. In Him every want is
met, whether in life or in death. With God for
thy portion thou art rich indeed, for He will
supply thy need, comfort thy heart, assuage thy
grief, guide thy steps, be with thee in the dark
valley, and then take thee home, to enjoy Him as
thy portion for ever. "I have enough," said Esau;
this is the best thing a worldly man can say, but
Jacob replies, "I have all things," which is a
note too high for carnal minds.
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