God’s Great Secret

This is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

1 John 5:4

The British preacher Charles Spurgeon had a magazine entitled The Sword and the Trowel that was popular throughout England in the late 1800s. In one issue, Spurgeon wrote an editorial in which he compared life with a maze, indicating that life is confusing, but there is a key. Spurgeon wrote, “God himself has spoken the great secret. It is one word, ‘FAITH’—faith in Jesus for pardon, faith in the Father for providential provision, faith in the Holy Spirit for all grace. In ordinary pathways men walk by sight; but in the way of life, if we would prosper, we must walk by faith. God is unseen, but He is ever near to those who trust Him. His promises are sure, and He is ever ready to fulfill them. He hears and answers the prayers of believing souls. There is reality in His presence, and true support in His comforts.”

If you’ve entrusted God with your eternal soul, don’t you think you should trust Him with your daily needs and burdens? Shouldn’t you trust Him enough to give your offerings? Enough to claim the daily strength He offers?

Yes, yes, and yes again! Faith is God’s secret for the Christian, and you can trust Him today.

Follow the clue of faith without leaning to your own understanding, and you shall thread the maze of life.

CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON