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Sometimes life can be lonely. Even when you are surrounded by people. And sometimes we can even feel spiritually alone. But Charles Spurgeon reminds us of a promise God made to never leave us as orphans. That promise – today on Faith’s Checkbook.
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Faith’s Checkbook
Daily Devotional Reading by Charles Spurgeon
For February 4
He Will Return
I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. (John 14:18)
He left us, and yet we are not left orphans. He is our comfort, and He is gone; but we are not comfortless. Our comfort is that He will come to us, and this is consolation enough to sustain us through His prolonged absence. Jesus is already on His way: He says, “I come quickly”: He rides posthaste toward us. He says, “I will come”: and none can prevent His coming, or put it back for even fifteen minutes. He specially says, “I will come to you”; and so He will. His coming is specially to and for His own people. This is meant to be their present comfort while they mourn that the Bridegroom does not yet appear.
When we lose the joyful sense of His presence we mourn, but we should not sorrow as if there were no hope. (As Isaiah 54:8 says) Our Lord in a little wrath* has hid Himself from us for a moment, but He will return in full favor. He leaves us in a sense, but only in a sense. When He withdraws, He leaves a pledge behind that He will return. O Lord, come quickly! There is no life in this earthly existence if You are gone. We sigh for the return of Your sweet smile. When will You come to us? We are sure You will appear; but come quickly like a roe, or a young deer. Make no delay, O our God! †
*Isaiah 54:8
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