NO. 2945
A SERMON PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, JULY 20TH, 1905,
DELIVERED BY C. H. SPURGEON,
AT THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE, NEWINGTON,
ON THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 29TH, 1875.
“And it was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.”-John 6:17.
CHRIST'S disciples, when they joined him, had some very happy times with him; and they had just had a very grand day in feeding the multitude. I wish I had been there to help in the feeding of five thousand men. Everyone, who had a share in that service, was highly honored, and those who were not there might well regret, their absence on such an eventful day. But see fair days have foul eventides, and the Christ manifested during the day may become a Christ hidden during the night. Close on the heels of the intense excitement of great success comes the relapse into darkness of spirit and absence of joy. The very same men, who had been rejoicing, with joy unspeakable, in the divine power of their Master, are now left to endure that which is a very sad experience for anyone to have, - everything dark, and Jesus not there!
I am going to talk about the condition of the men described in our text: “It was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them.” And, first, I shall speak about the affliction of his absence; secondly, about some considerations which may cheer us under it; and then, thirdly, I shall take a very different, and far more terrible, view of this condition, and apply it to quite another class of persons. |
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