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Cheque Book of the Bank of Faith
Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 07:02AM 
May 3Listen for the Signal
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the Lord go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines. (2 Samuel 5:24)
THERE are signs of the Lord's moving which should move us. The Spirit of God blows where He listeth, and we hear the sound thereof. Then is the time for us to be more than ever astir. We must seize the golden opportunity and make the most we can of it. It is ours to fight the Philistines at all times; but when the Lord Himself goes out before us, then we should be specially valiant in the war.
The breeze stirred the tops of the trees, and David and his men took this for the signal for an onslaught, and at their advance the Lord Himself smote the Philistines. Oh, that this day the Lord may give us an opening to speak for Him with many of our friends! Let us be on the watch to avail ourselves of the hopeful opening when it comes. Who knows but this may be a day of good tidings; a season of soul-winning. Let us keep our ear open to hear the rustle of the wind and our minds ready to obey the signal. Is not this promise, "Then shall the Lord go out before thee," a sufficient encouragement to play the man? Since the Lord goes before us, we dare not hold back.
Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Reader Comments (5)
I heard a rustling this morning and I'm searching for an address today to send a note of encouragement to someone who encouraged me 48 years ago. This is so from the Lord and I feel I can't delay. Thanks, Kim. Blessings on your day!
Isn't it marvelous how God puts in our way just the right word at the right time? It is an amazing demonstration of His gracious love for us!
Kim, to that I say Amen! May our hearts be ever so attune to the call of our Redeemer.
BTW-I tagged you, come over and see.
We love the books of Samuel and the man so well, we named our son after him. Loved the passage and stirring insights, as well.
Enjoyed poking around your site. Thanks.
I, too, have a Samuel, but he was named after my grandfather!
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