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July 10th Evening
“And the evening and the morning were the first day.” — Genesis 1:5
The evening was “darkness” and the morning was “light,” and yet the two together are called by the name that is given to the light alone! This is somewhat remarkable, but it has an exact analogy in spiritual experience. In every believer there is darkness and light, and yet he is not to be named a sinner because there is sin in him, but he is to be named a saint because he possesses some degree of holiness. This will be a most comforting thought to those who are mourning their infirmities, and who ask, “Can I be a child of God while there is so much darkness in me?” Yes; for you, like the day, take not your name from the evening, but from the morning; and you are spoken of in the word of God as if you were even now perfectly holy as you will be soon. You are called the…
child of light, though there is darkness
in you still. You are named after what is the predominating quality in the
sight of God, which will one day be the only principle remaining. Observe
that the evening comes first. Naturally we are darkness first in order of
time, and the gloom is often first in our mournful apprehension, driving us
to cry out in deep humiliation, “God be merciful to me, a sinner.” The
place of the morning is second, it dawns when grace overcomes nature. It is
a blessed aphorism of John Bunyan, “That which is last, lasts for ever.”
That which is first, yields in due season to the last; but nothing comes
after the last. So that though you are naturally darkness, when once you
become light in the Lord, there is no evening to follow; “thy sun shall no
more go down.” The first day in this life is an evening and a morning; but
the second day, when we shall be with God, for ever, shall be a day with
no evening, but one, sacred, high, eternal noon.
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“And the evening and the morning were the first day.” — Genesis 1:5
The evening was “darkness” and the morning was “light,” and yet the two together are called by the name that is given to the light alone! This is somewhat remarkable, but it has an exact analogy in spiritual experience. In every believer there is darkness and light, and yet he is not to be named a sinner because there is sin in him, but he is to be named a saint because he possesses some degree of holiness. This will be a most comforting thought to those who are mourning their infirmities, and who ask, “Can I be a child of God while there is so much darkness in me?” Yes; for you, like the day, take not your name from the evening, but from the morning; and you are spoken of in the word of God as if you were even now perfectly holy as you will be soon. You are called the…
child of light, though there is darkness
in you still. You are named after what is the predominating quality in the
sight of God, which will one day be the only principle remaining. Observe
that the evening comes first. Naturally we are darkness first in order of
time, and the gloom is often first in our mournful apprehension, driving us
to cry out in deep humiliation, “God be merciful to me, a sinner.” The
place of the morning is second, it dawns when grace overcomes nature. It is
a blessed aphorism of John Bunyan, “That which is last, lasts for ever.”
That which is first, yields in due season to the last; but nothing comes
after the last. So that though you are naturally darkness, when once you
become light in the Lord, there is no evening to follow; “thy sun shall no
more go down.” The first day in this life is an evening and a morning; but
the second day, when we shall be with God, for ever, shall be a day with
no evening, but one, sacred, high, eternal noon.
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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