0269. 265. Darkness and Its Treasures

265. Darkness and Its Treasures

C. H. Spurgeon, on one occasion, was in Richmond Park with a friend, who was reading to him, and in the course of reading he read: “And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.” “Stay!” said C.H.S. “That is ugly! Dark! and Jesus was not come to them,” and he relapsed into silence. Here are some sparklets of thought to pass on—

1. Don’t be surprised when seeking the light if you come into the dark. Job long ago declared, “When I waited for light there came darkness” (Job_30:26).

2. When we are in the dark, and have no light, we have the opportunity to trust in the Lord and stay upon Him—Isa_1:10.

3. The darkness is the opportunity for the Lord’s succour, for He maketh light to arise in the darkness—Psa_112:4.

4. There are “treasures of darkness,” so don’t be in a hurry to get out of it, lest you should miss them—Isa_45:3.

5. There is never a darkness through which we may pass but what it is light in comparison to that which the Lord passed through for us on the Cross—Mar_15:33.

6. If we seek Christ in the dark, like Mary Magdalene, who came to the sepulchre while “it was yet dark,” we shall find Him—Joh_20:1.

7. Christ will not leave us in the dark, so let us keep on rowing, as the disciples did, and it will not be long before we shall “see Jesus,” and hear His, “It is I, be not afraid” (Joh_6:17-21).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH