- Sun, Dec 01 Bible In A Year Readings - DANIEL 8:1-27 | 1 JOHN 2:1-17 | PSALM 120:1-7 | PROVERBS 28:25-26
- Mon, Dec 02 Bible In A Year Readings - DANIEL 9:1-11:1 | 1 JOHN 2:18-3:6 | PSALM 121:1-8 | PROVERBS 28:27-28
- Tue, Dec 03 Bible In A Year Readings - DANIEL 11:2-35 | 1 JOHN 3:7-24 | PSALM 122:1-9 | PROVERBS 29:1
- Wed, Dec 04 Bible In A Year Readings - DANIEL 11:36-12:13 | 1 JOHN 4:1-21 | PSALM 123:1-4 | PROVERBS 29:2-4
- Thu, Dec 05 Bible In A Year Readings - HOSEA 1:1-3:5 | 1 JOHN 5:1-21 | PSALM 124:1-8 | PROVERBS 29:5-8
God's Resourcefulness
Zechariah 1:20In the vision described in this chapter, the prophet saw four terrible horns. They were pushing this way and that way, dashing down the strongest and the mightiest; and the prophet asked, "What are these?" The answer was, "These are the horns that have scattered Judah." He saw before him a representation of those powers that had oppressed the Church of God. There were four horns, for the church is attacked from all quarters. The prophet had good reason to feel dismayed; but suddenly there appeared before him "four craftsmen." He asked, "What are these coming to do?" These were the men whom God had found to break those horns in pieces.
God will always find men for His work, and He will find them at the right time. The prophet did not see the craftsmen at first, when there was nothing to do, but first the "horns" and then the "craftsmen." The Lord always finds enough men. He did not find three craftsmen, but four; there were four horns, and there must be four workmen.
God finds the right mennot four men with pens to write, not four architects to draw plans, but four craftsmen to do the work. Rest assured, you who tremble for the Church of God, that when the "horns" grow troublesome, the "craftsmen" will be found. You need not worry about the weakness of the Church of God at any moment; there may be growing up in obscurity the valiant reformer who will shake the nations.
Chrysostoms may come forth from our Ragged Schools, and Augustines from the thickest darkness of London's poverty. The Lord knows where to find His servants. He has in ambush a multitude of mighty men, and at His word they will take to the battle; "for the battle is the Lord's,"1 and He will get to Himself the victory. So let us remain faithful to Christ, and He, in the right time, will raise up for us a defense, whether it be in the day of our personal need or in the season of peril to His Church.
1)1 Samuel 17:47
Devotional material is taken from Morning and Evening, written by C. H. Spurgeon, revised and updated by Alistair Begg. Copyright (c) 2003, Good News Publishers and used by Truth For Life with written permission. Todays Bible Reading material is taken from McCheyne Bible reading plan and used by Truth For Life with permission. Scripture quotations are taken from Holy Bible: English Standard Version, copyright (c) 2001, Good News Publishers.