Spurgeon Meditations

 

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might.

Ecc 9 10

Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, refers to works that are possible. There are many things which our heart findeth to do which we never shall do. It is well it is in our heart; but if we would be eminently useful we must not be content with forming schemes in our heart and talking of them; we must practically carry out "whatsoever our hand findeth to do." One good deed is more worth than a thousand brilliant theories. Let us not wait for large opportunities or for a different kind of work but do just the things we "find to do" day by day. We have no other time in which to live. The past is gone; the future has not arrived; we never shall have any time but time present. Then do not wait until your experience has ripened into maturity before you attempt to serve God. Endeavour now to bring forth fruit. Serve God now but be careful as to the way in which you perform what you find to do--"do it with thy might." Do it promptly; do not fritter away your life in thinking of what you intend to do to-morrow as if that could recompense for the idleness of to-day. No man ever served God by doing things to-morrow. If we honour Christ and are blessed it is by the things which we do to-day. Whatever you do for Christ throw your whole soul into it. Do not give Christ a little slurred labour done as a matter of course now and then; but when you do serve Him do it with heart and soul and strength. But where is the might of a Christian? It is not in himself for he is perfect weakness. His might lieth in the Lord of Hosts. Then let us seek His help; let us proceed with prayer and faith and when we have done what our "hand findeth to do letus wait upon the Lord for His blessing. What we do thus will bewell done, and will not fail in its effect.% 11/27/AM Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord." --Zechariah 3:1 In Joshua the high priest we see a picture of each and every child of God who has been made nigh by the blood of Christ and has been taught to minister in holy things and enter into that which is within the veil. Jesus has made us priests and kings unto God and even here upon earth we exercise the priesthood of consecrated living and hallowed service. But this high priest is said to be "standing before the angel of the Lord that is, standing to minister. This should be theperpetual position of every true believer. Every place is nowGod's temple, and His people can as truly serve Him in theirdaily employments as in His house. They are to be always ministering offering the spiritual sacrifice of prayer andpraise, and presenting themselves a living sacrifice." But notice where it is that Joshua stands to minister it is before the angel of Jehovah. It is only through a mediator that we poor defiled ones can ever become priests unto God. I present what I have before the messenger the angel of the covenant the Lord Jesus; and through Him my prayers find acceptance wrapped up in His prayers; my praises become sweet as they are bound up with bundles of myrrh and aloes and cassia from Christ's own garden. If I can bring Him nothing but my tears He will put them with His own tears in His own bottle for He once wept; if I can bring Him nothing but my groans and sighs He will accept these as an acceptable sacrifice for He once was broken in heart and sighed heavily in spirit. I myself standing in Him am accepted in the Beloved; and all my polluted works though in themselves only objects of divine abhorrence are so received that God smelleth a sweet savour. He is content and I am blessed. See then the position of the Christian--"a priest-- standing--before the angel of the Lord."


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