0825. 807. “Suddenly”

807. “Suddenly”

God is never before time, nor after, but He oftentimes acts suddenly.

1. A Sudden Revival. Cleansing and consecration characterised the revival in the time of Hezekiah, and of that revival it is said, “The thing was done suddenly” (2Ch_29:36).

2. A Sudden Arrival. When Christ was born in Bethlehem, and the angel announced the event, “suddenly a multitude of the heavenly host” was seen with the angel “praising God” (Luk_2:13).

3. A Sudden Conversion. When Saul of Tarsus was on his way to Damascus, “suddenly” there “shined round about him, a light from Heaven” (Act_9:3-4).

4. A Sudden Release. When Paul and Silas were imprisoned in Philippi, “suddenly there was a great earthquake, and every one’s bands were loosed” (Act_16:25-26).

5. A Sudden Blessing. “And suddenly there came a sound from Heaven… and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” (Act_2:2, Act_2:4).

6. A Sudden Return. Our Lord’s command is to watch for His Coming, “lest coming suddenly He find us sleeping” (Mar_13:35-36).

7. A Solemn Warning. The sinner who is often “reproved and hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy” (Pro_29:1).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH