"Songs in the Night"

I recently had the pleasure of reading Charles Spurgeon’s sermon, “Songs In The Night.” It is a thought-provoking, inspirational exhortation which provides help as you go through trials.

Do you have “songs in the night?” when your heart breaks and you don’t know what to do. Spurgeon gives three subjects to sing about when your heart is sad: “the day that is over,” “the present night,” and “the days to come.” Following is just a handful of his thoughts:

“In the midst of the night the most usual subject for Christians to sing about is ‘the day that is over.’ There was a time when I could say, ‘I know that my Redeemer lives.’ I have my doubts and fears at this present moment; but it has not been long since I could say, with full assurance, ‘I know that he shed his blood for me; I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. And after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God’ [Job 19:25-26].

“No matter how dark the night is, there is always something to sing about, ‘even concerning the present night.’” (It truly is amazing the comfort you can find when you seek it. From God’s word . . . to godly friends . . . to beautiful music that stirs your soul, it is there, you just have to find it.) yours truly

“Besides, Christian, however dark the night is, there is always a star or moon. There is hardly ever a night that we have, when there are only just one or two little lights burning in the sky. However dark it may be, I think you may find some little comfort, some little joy, some little mercy left, and some little promise to cheer your spirit.

“But, beloved, there is another thing we can sing about and, even more sweetly; and that is, we can sing of ‘the days that are to come.’ A day is coming when every minister of Christ will speak with the anointing of the Holy Spirit, when all the servants of God will preach with power, and when the massive systems of heathenism will tumble from their pedestals, and mighty, gigantic delusions will be scattered to the winds. The shout will be heard, ‘Alleluia! Alleluia!’ The Lord God Omnipotent reigns. For I look to that day; it is to the bright horizon of that Second Coming that I turn my eyes.

“Your head may be crowned with thorny troubles now, but it will wear a starry crown soon; your hand may be filled with cares—it will hold a harp soon, a harp full of music. Your clothes may be soiled with dust now; they will be pure white in the future. Wait a little longer”

You can find this sermon at http://www.biblebb.com/files/spurgeon/2558.htm
... there is so much more to glean!

I encourage you to read his words. We will all experience night. Let’s choose to go through it with joy!

Charles H. Spurgeon
1834-1892
Preached sometime in the mid to late 1800's


Finally, after several years, a big doe was standing in the perfect place on a homestead I pass. The scenery is beautiful, but there was never a deer there. Always deer on the homestead beside it, but never there. Last week I was thrilled to see this doe and she let me take her picture.