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Ärende: Day Is at Hand
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Faith's Checkbook  

Charles H. Spurgeon
May 12, 2006

 

May 13 




Day Is at Hand 

"And I will give him the Morning Star" (Revelation 2:28). 

Until the day break and the shadows flee away, what a blessing it is to see in
Jesus "the morning star"! I remember when we read in the newspapers the idle
tale that the star of Bethlehem had again appeared. On inquiry we found that it
was only "the morning star"; but no great mistake had been made after all. 

It is best to see Jesus as the sun; but when we cannot do so, the next best
thing is to see Him as that star which prophesies the day and shows that the
eternal light is near at hand. If I am not today all that I hope to be, yet I
see Jesus, and that assures me that I shall one day be like Him. A sight of
Jesus by faith is the pledge of beholding Him in His glory and being
transformed into His image. If I have not at this hour all the light and joy I
could desire, yet I shall have it; for as surely as I see the morning star I
shall see the day. The morning star is never far from the sun. 

Come, my soul, has the LORD given thee the morning star? Dost thou hold fast
that truth, grace, hope, and love which the LORD has given thee? Then in this
thou hast the dawn of coming glory. He that makes thee overcome evil, and
persevere in righteousness, has therein given thee the morning star. 

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790 112th J. HART 
Jabez’s Prayer. 1 Chron. 4. 9, 10 




1 A saint there was in days of old  (Though we but little of him hear)  In
honour high, of whom is told 
A short, but an effectual prayer. 
This prayer, my brethren, let us view,  And try if we can pray so too. 

2 [He called on Israel’s God, ’tis said;  Let us take notice first of that; 
Had he to any other prayed, 
To us it had not mattered what; 
For all true Israelites adore 
One God, Jehovah, and no more.] 

3 “O that thou wouldst me bless indeed,  And that thou wouldst enlarge my
bound;  And let thy hand in every need 
A guide and help be with me found;  That thou wouldst cause that evil be  No
cause of pain and grief to me.ö 

4 [What is it to be blest indeed, 
But to have all our sins forgiven;  To be from guilt and terror freed, 
Redeemed from hell, and sealed for heaven;  To worship an incarnate God, 
And know he saved us by his blood? 

5 And next, to have our coast enlarged  Is, that our hearts extend their plan; 
From bondage and from fear discharged,  And filled with love to God and man; 
To cast off every narrow thought, 
And use the freedom Christ has brought. 

6 To use this liberty aright, 
And not the grace of God abuse, 
We always need his hand, his might,  Lest what he gives us we should lose; 
Spiritual pride would soon creep in,  And turn his very grace to sin.] 

7 This prayer, so long ago preferred,  Is left on sacred record thus; 
And this good prayer by God was heard,  And kindly handed down to us. 
Thus Jabez prayed, for that’s his name.  May all believers pray the same. 




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