“Evening wolves.” 
              — Habakkuk 1:8

While preparing the present volume, this particular expression recurred
to me so frequently, that in order to be rid of its constant
importunity I determined to give a page to it. The evening wolf,
infuriated by a day of hunger, was fiercer and more ravenous than he
would have been in the morning. May not the furious creature represent
our doubts and fears after a day of distraction of mind, losses in
business, and perhaps ungenerous tauntings from our fellow men? How our
thoughts howl in our ears, “Where is now thy God?” How voracious and
greedy they are, swallowing up all suggestions of comfort, and
remaining as hungry as before. Great Shepherd, slay these evening
wolves, and bid thy sheep lie down in green pastures, undisturbed by
insatiable unbelief. How like are the fiends of hell to evening wolves,
for when the flock of Christ are in a cloudy and dark day, and their
sun seems going down, they hasten to tear and to devour. They will
scarcely attack the Christian in the daylight of faith, but in the
gloom of soul conflict they fall upon him. O thou who hast laid down
thy life for the sheep, preserve them from the fangs of the wolf.

False teachers who craftily and industriously hunt for the precious
life, devouring men by their false-hoods, are as dangerous and
detestable as evening wolves. Darkness is their element, deceit is
their character, destruction is their end. We are most in danger from
them when they wear the sheep’s skin. Blessed is he who is kept from
them, for thousands are made the prey of grievous wolves that enter
within the fold of the church.

What a wonder of grace it is when fierce persecutors are converted, for
then the wolf dwells with the lamb, and men of cruel ungovernable
dispositions become gentle and teachable. O Lord, convert many such:
for such we will pray to-night.

On this day...

• Psalm 19 - 2023
• Psalm 18 - 2023
• 5 Gospel Warnings - 2011
• We have made this the whole assignment and it is not the whole assignment, it was just the first part - 2011
• 2 Corinthians 4:4 - 2011
• The Glory of God as the Goal of History - 2011
• We will never rise to be the army that God has called us to be if we are not willing to tell people what the penalty is - 2011
• Preparing our young people - 2011
• Helping You Sing 'Hallelujah' with True Exuberance - 2011
• The Life-Changing Discovery of Christian Hedonism - 2011