Charles Spurgeon devotional Evening And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. – 2 Sam 21:10 If the love of a woman to her slain sons, could make her prolong her mournful vigil for so long a period—shall we weary of considering the sufferings of our blessed Lord? She drove away the vultures, and shall not we chase away those worldly and sinful thoughts which defile both our minds and the sacred themes upon which we are occupied? Away, you birds of evil wing! Leave the sacrifice alone! Rizpah bore the heats of summer, the night dews and the rains, unsheltered and alone. Sleep was chased from her weeping eyes—her heart was too full for slumber. Behold how she loved her children! Shall Rizpah thus endure—and shall we give up at the first little inconvenience or trial? Are we such cowards—that we cannot bear to suffer with our Lord? She chased away even the wild beasts, with courage unusual in her gender—and will not we be ready to encounter every foe for Jesus’ sake? Her children were slain by other hands than hers, and yet she wept and watched. What ought we to do—who have by our sins crucified our Lord! Our obligations are boundless, our love should be fervent and our repentance thorough. To watch with Jesus should be our business, to protect His honor our occupation, to abide by His cross our solace. Those ghastly corpses might well have affrighted Rizpah! But in our Lord, at whose cross-foot we are sitting, there is nothing revolting—but everything attractive! Never was living beauty so enchanting, as a dying Savior! Jesus, we will stay with You. We ask that You graciously unveil Yourself to us; then shall we not sit beneath sackcloth—but in a royal pavilion!
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 01:46:06 +0000
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