Go to Calvary again#
Sing O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song ... (Isaiah 54:1a)
Though we have brought forth some fruit for Christ, and have a joyful hope that we are "plants of His own right hand planting," yet there are times when we feel very unproductive.
Prayer is lifeless, love is cold, faith is weak, Jesus' grace in the garden of our heart languishes and droops. We are like flowers in the hot sun, requiring the refreshing shower. In such a condition what are we to do? The text is addressed to us in just such a state. "... burst into song, shout for joy ... " But what can I sing about?
Ah - I can sing of Jesus the Christ. I can talk of previous visits with my Redeemer, I can praise His great love for me when He descended from the heights of heaven for my redemption. I will go to the cross again. Come, my soul, I was heavy laden, and He took my burden. Go to Calvary again.
What is my barrenness? It is the platform for His fruit-creating power.
What is my desolation? It is the black setting for the sapphire of His everlasting love.
Sing, believer, for it will cheer your heart, and the hearts of others. The experience of our barrenness is painful, but visiting the Lord is repair.
Go to Calvary again.
The Last Word:
A sense of our own poverty drives us to Christ, and that is where we need to be, for from Him is our fruit found.
#Charles Spurgeon wrote the text, it contains SoulSupply edits.