21 JULY
A vile weed and a fair flower
‘He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper.’ Hebrews 13:5–6
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Kings 17:1–16
A promise from the mouth of God is better than a bond signed and sealed by the wealthiest of men. No negotiable securities can be comparable in value to this declaration of the Lord, ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ It is put very strongly. In the original there are five negatives, as in this verse:—
‘The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!’
The five negatives in the last line correspond with the five in the Greek text—‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ In no single instance, nor in any particular, nor for any reason will he leave you. If you have cast yourself upon his infinite power and grace, he will carry you to the end. Not only will he not desert you altogether, but he will not leave you even for a little while. He may seem for a small moment to hide his face from you, but he will still love you and supply your needs. Behind the wall he will pour oil upon the flame, if in front of it he permits Satan to throw water upon it. He will feed you somehow by the back door if not by the front, by the ravens if not by the doves. If the brook Cherith fails, he will find a widow, even in a distant land, who in all her straits shall nevertheless feed the servant of God. ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ Surely we cannot fail to be contented if we get fast hold of this promise.
FOR MEDITATION: A double negative in the Greek text may not mean much in a mere man’s mouth (Matthew 26:35), but can be trusted when the Lord is the speaker. The possibilities of a Christian thirsting (John 6:35), being cast out (John 6:37), perishing (John 10:28), having sins remembered (Hebrews 8:12) and being blotted out of the book of life (Revelation 3:5) are strongly denied by double negatives.
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 213.
A vile weed and a fair flower
‘He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper.’ Hebrews 13:5–6
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Kings 17:1–16
A promise from the mouth of God is better than a bond signed and sealed by the wealthiest of men. No negotiable securities can be comparable in value to this declaration of the Lord, ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ It is put very strongly. In the original there are five negatives, as in this verse:—
‘The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!’
The five negatives in the last line correspond with the five in the Greek text—‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ In no single instance, nor in any particular, nor for any reason will he leave you. If you have cast yourself upon his infinite power and grace, he will carry you to the end. Not only will he not desert you altogether, but he will not leave you even for a little while. He may seem for a small moment to hide his face from you, but he will still love you and supply your needs. Behind the wall he will pour oil upon the flame, if in front of it he permits Satan to throw water upon it. He will feed you somehow by the back door if not by the front, by the ravens if not by the doves. If the brook Cherith fails, he will find a widow, even in a distant land, who in all her straits shall nevertheless feed the servant of God. ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ Surely we cannot fail to be contented if we get fast hold of this promise.
FOR MEDITATION: A double negative in the Greek text may not mean much in a mere man’s mouth (Matthew 26:35), but can be trusted when the Lord is the speaker. The possibilities of a Christian thirsting (John 6:35), being cast out (John 6:37), perishing (John 10:28), having sins remembered (Hebrews 8:12) and being blotted out of the book of life (Revelation 3:5) are strongly denied by double negatives.
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 213.
21 JULY
A vile weed and a fair flower
‘He hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper.’ Hebrews 13:5–6
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING: 1 Kings 17:1–16
A promise from the mouth of God is better than a bond signed and sealed by the wealthiest of men. No negotiable securities can be comparable in value to this declaration of the Lord, ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ It is put very strongly. In the original there are five negatives, as in this verse:—
‘The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!’
The five negatives in the last line correspond with the five in the Greek text—‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ In no single instance, nor in any particular, nor for any reason will he leave you. If you have cast yourself upon his infinite power and grace, he will carry you to the end. Not only will he not desert you altogether, but he will not leave you even for a little while. He may seem for a small moment to hide his face from you, but he will still love you and supply your needs. Behind the wall he will pour oil upon the flame, if in front of it he permits Satan to throw water upon it. He will feed you somehow by the back door if not by the front, by the ravens if not by the doves. If the brook Cherith fails, he will find a widow, even in a distant land, who in all her straits shall nevertheless feed the servant of God. ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ Surely we cannot fail to be contented if we get fast hold of this promise.
FOR MEDITATION: A double negative in the Greek text may not mean much in a mere man’s mouth (Matthew 26:35), but can be trusted when the Lord is the speaker. The possibilities of a Christian thirsting (John 6:35), being cast out (John 6:37), perishing (John 10:28), having sins remembered (Hebrews 8:12) and being blotted out of the book of life (Revelation 3:5) are strongly denied by double negatives.
C. H. Spurgeon and Terence Peter Crosby, 365 Days with Spurgeon (Volume 4), (Leominster, UK: Day One Publications, 2007), 213.
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