Mark 1:18 (NIV) 18 At
once they left their nets and followed him.
When they heard the call of Jesus, Simon and Andrew obeyed
at once without hesitation. If we did likewise and punctually with resolute
zeal put into practice what we hear immediately, then our attendance at the
means of grace and our reading of good books could not fail to enrich us
spiritually.
He will not lose his loaf who has taken care to eat it
immediately; neither can he be deprived of the benefit of the doctrine who has
already acted upon it. Most readers and hearers become moved to decide to take action;
but sadly, the proposal is a blossom that has not flowered, and as a result no
fruit comes from it; they wait, they waver, and then they forget, until, like
the ponds on frosty nights, when the sun shines by day, they are only thawed in
time to be frozen again.
That fatal tomorrow is blood-red with the murder
of good resolutions; it is the slaughterhouse of the innocents. We are very
concerned that our little book of "Evening Readings" should not be
fruitless, and therefore we pray that readers may not be readers only, but
doers of the Word. The practice of truth is the fruit of profitable
reading.
Should the reader be impressed with any duty while perusing
these pages, let him be quick to fulfill it before the holy glow has departed
from his soul, and let him leave his nets and all that he has rather than be
found rebellious to the Master's call. Do not give place to the devil by delay!
Act while opportunity and desire are working in happy partnership. Do not be
caught in your own nets, but break the meshes of worldliness, and go where
glory calls you. Happy is the writer who will meet with readers resolved to
carry out his teachings: His harvest will be a hundredfold, and his Master will
have great honor. We can only pray that this might be our reward from these
brief meditations and hurried hints. Grant it, O Lord, to Your servant!
Thought for today:
Do I actively pursue God and Godly things?
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