In the evening withhold not thy hand.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
"In the evening of the day opportunities are plentiful:
men return from
their labor, and the zealous soul-winner finds time to tell abroad the
love of Jesus. Have I no evening work for Jesus?
Sinners are perishing for lack of knowledge;
he who loiters may
find his skirts crimson with the blood of souls. Jesus gave both His
hands to the nails,
how can I keep back one of mine from His blessed
work?
Night and day He toiled and prayed for me,
how can I give a single
hour to the pampering of my flesh with luxurious ease?
Up, idle heart;
stretch out thy hand to work,
or uplift it to pray;
Life is so short that a
morning of manhood's vigor,
and an evening of decay,
make the whole of
it.
Life is so brief that no man can afford to lose a day...if eventide has less of
vigorous heat, it should have more of calm wisdom, therefore in the
evening I will not withhold my hand."
Charles Spurgeon
