The Journey Home to Abba

This devotion by Charles H. Spurgeon sums up the inspirational and poetic journey that brought me home to Abba Father. . He led them forth by the right way. ?Psalm 107:7 . Changeful experience often leads the anxious believer to enquire Why is it thus with me? I looked for light but lo darkness came; for peace but behold trouble. I said in my heart my mountain standeth firm I shall never be moved. Lord thou dost hide Thy face and I am troubled. It was but yesterday that I could read my title clear; to-day my evidences are bedimmed and my hopes are clouded. Yesterday I could climb to Pisgah's top and view the landscape o'er and rejoice with confidence in my future inheritance; to-day my spirit has no hopes but many fears; no joys but much distress. Is this part of God's plan with me? Can this be the way in which God would bring me to heaven? Yes it is even so. The eclipse of your faith the darkness of your mind the fainting of your hope all these things are but parts of God's method of making you ripe for the great inheritance upon which you shall soon enter. These trials are for the testing and strengthening of your faith-they are waves that wash you further upon the rock-they are winds which waft your ship the more swiftly towards the desired haven. According to David's words so it might be said of you so He bringeth them to their desired haven. By honour and dishonour by evil report and by good report by plenty and by poverty by joy and by distress by persecution and by peace by all these things is the life of your souls maintained and by each of these are you helped on your way. Oh think not believer that your sorrows are out of God's plan; they are necessary parts of it. We must through much tribulation enter the kingdom. Learn then even to count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations. . O let my trembling soul be still And wait Thy wise Thy holy will! I cannot Lord Thy purpose see Yet all is well since ruled by Thee.