In the evening withhold not thy hand.
Ecclesiastes 11:6
"In the evening of the day opportunities are plentiful:
men return from their labour, and the
zealous soul-winner finds time to tell abroad the love of Jesus. Have I no evening work for Jesus?
If I have not, let me no longer
withhold my hand from a service
which requires abundant labor.
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."
Charles Spurgeon
