Spurgeon: April PM
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"Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him."
--Isaiah 3:10
It is well with the righteous ALWAYS. If it had said, "Say
ye to the righteous, that it is well with him in his
prosperity," we must have been thankful for so great a boon, for
prosperity is an hour of peril, and it is a gift from heaven to
be secured from its snares: or if it had been written, "It is
well with him when under persecution," we must have been
thankful for so sustaining an assurance, for persecution is hard
to bear; but when no time is mentioned, all time is included.
God's "shalls" must be understood always in their largest sense.
From the beginning of the year to the end of the year, from the
first gathering of evening shadows until the day-star shines, in
all conditions and under all circumstances, it shall be well
with the righteous. It is so well with him that we could not
imagine it to be better, for he is well fed , he feeds upon the
flesh and blood of Jesus; he is well clothed , he wears the
imputed righteousness of Christ; he is well housed , he dwells
in God; he is well married , his soul is knit in bonds of
marriage union to Christ; he is well provided for , for the
Lord is his Shepherd; he is well endowed, for heaven is his
inheritance. It is well with the righteous-- well upon divine
authority ; the mouth of God speaks the comforting assurance. O
beloved, if God declares that all is well, ten thousand devils
may declare it to be ill, but we laugh them all to scorn.
Blessed be God for a faith which enables us to believe God when
the creatures contradict Him. It is, says the Word, at all times
well with thee, thou righteous one; then, beloved, if thou canst
not see it, let God's word stand thee in stead of sight; yea,
believe it on divine authority more confidently than if thine
eyes and thy feelings told it to thee. Whom God blesses is blest
indeed, and what His lip declares is truth most sure and
steadfast.