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“Can the rush grow up without mire?” — Job 8:11
The rush is spongy and hollow, and even so is a hypocrite; there is no substance or stability in him. It is shaken to and fro in every wind just as formalists yield to every influence; for this reason the rush is not broken by the tempest, neither are hypocrites troubled with persecution. I would not willingly be a deceiver or be deceived; perhaps the text for this day may help me to try myself whether I be a hypocrite or no. The rush by nature lives in water, and owes its very existence to the mire and moisture wherein it has taken root; let the mire become dry, and the rush withers very quickly. Its greenness is absolutely dependent upon circumstances, a present abundance of water makes it flourish, and a drought destroys it at once. Is this my case? Do I only serve God when I am in good company, or when religion is profitable and respectable? Do I…
love the Lord only
when temporal comforts are received from His hands? If so I am a base
hypocrite, and like the withering rush, I shall perish when death deprives
me of outward joys. But can I honestly assert that when bodily comforts
have been few, and my surroundings have been rather adverse to grace than
at all helpful to it, I have still held fast my integrity? then have I hope that
there is genuine vital godliness in me. The rush cannot grow without mire,
but plants of the Lord’s right hand planting can and do flourish even in the
year of drought. A godly man often grows best when his worldly
circumstances decay. He who follows Christ for his bag is a Judas; they
who follow for loaves and fishes are children of the devil; but they who
attend Him out of love to Himself are His own beloved ones. Lord, let me
find my life in Thee, and not in the mire of this world’s favour or gain.
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“Can the rush grow up without mire?” — Job 8:11
The rush is spongy and hollow, and even so is a hypocrite; there is no substance or stability in him. It is shaken to and fro in every wind just as formalists yield to every influence; for this reason the rush is not broken by the tempest, neither are hypocrites troubled with persecution. I would not willingly be a deceiver or be deceived; perhaps the text for this day may help me to try myself whether I be a hypocrite or no. The rush by nature lives in water, and owes its very existence to the mire and moisture wherein it has taken root; let the mire become dry, and the rush withers very quickly. Its greenness is absolutely dependent upon circumstances, a present abundance of water makes it flourish, and a drought destroys it at once. Is this my case? Do I only serve God when I am in good company, or when religion is profitable and respectable? Do I…
love the Lord only
when temporal comforts are received from His hands? If so I am a base
hypocrite, and like the withering rush, I shall perish when death deprives
me of outward joys. But can I honestly assert that when bodily comforts
have been few, and my surroundings have been rather adverse to grace than
at all helpful to it, I have still held fast my integrity? then have I hope that
there is genuine vital godliness in me. The rush cannot grow without mire,
but plants of the Lord’s right hand planting can and do flourish even in the
year of drought. A godly man often grows best when his worldly
circumstances decay. He who follows Christ for his bag is a Judas; they
who follow for loaves and fishes are children of the devil; but they who
attend Him out of love to Himself are His own beloved ones. Lord, let me
find my life in Thee, and not in the mire of this world’s favour or gain.
To make sure you never miss an episode, please subscribe today wherever you listen to podcasts.
Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen
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