{"id":3853,"date":"2008-11-07T23:28:24","date_gmt":"2008-11-08T04:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.purposedriven.ca\/wiki\/ch-spurgeon\/isaiah-411"},"modified":"2008-11-07T23:28:24","modified_gmt":"2008-11-08T04:28:24","slug":"isaiah-411","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/purposedriven.ca\/wiki\/2008\/11\/07\/isaiah-411\/","title":{"rendered":"Isaiah 41:1"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Let the people renew their strength.” 
              — Isaiah 41:1 <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

All things on earth need to be renewed. No created thing continueth by
itself. “Thou renewest the face of the year,” was the Psalmist’s
utterance. Even the trees, which wear not themselves with care, nor
shorten their lives with labour, must drink of the rain of heaven and
suck from the hidden treasures of the soil. The cedars of Lebanon,
which God has planted, only live because day by day they are full of
sap fresh drawn from the earth. Neither can man’s life be sustained
without renewal from God. As it is necessary to repair the waste of the
body by the frequent meal, so we must repair the waste of the soul by
feeding upon the Book of God, or by listening to the preached Word, or
by the soul-fattening table of the ordinances. How depressed are our
graces when means are neglected! What poor starvelings some saints are
who live without the diligent use of the Word of God and secret prayer!
If our piety can live without God it is not of divine creating; it is
but a dream; for if God had begotten it, it would wait upon him as the
flowers wait upon the dew. Without constant restoration we are not
ready for the perpetual assaults of hell, or the stern afflictions of
heaven, or even for the strifes within. When the whirlwind shall be
loosed, woe to the tree that hath not sucked up fresh sap, and grasped
the rock with many intertwisted roots. When tempests arise, woe to the
mariners that have not strengthened their mast, nor cast their anchor,
nor sought the haven. If we suffer the good to grow weaker, the evil
will surely gather strength and struggle desperately for the mastery
over us; and so, perhaps, a painful desolation, and a lamentable
disgrace may follow. Let us draw near to the footstool of divine mercy
in humble entreaty, and we shall realize the fulfilment of the promise,
“They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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