Heavenly Alchemy

Heavenly Alchemy, November 26
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"Your sorrow shall be turned into joy." - John 16:20

THEIR particular sorrow was the death and absence of their Lord, and it turned into joy when He rose from the dead and showed Himself in their midst. All the sorrows of saints shall be thus transmuted; even the worst of them, which look as if they must forever remain fountains of bitterness.

Then the more sorrow, the more joy. If we have loads of sorrow, then the Lord's power wil lturn them into tons of joy. Then the bitterer the trouble, the sweeter the pleasure: the swinging of the pendulum far to the left will cause it to go all the farther to the right. The remembrance of the grief shall heighten the flavor of the delight: we shall see theone in contrast with the other, and the brilliance of the diamond shall be the more clearly seen because of the black foil behind it.

Come, my heart, cheer up! In a little while I shall be as glas as I am now gloomy. Jesus tells me that by a heavenly alchemy, my sorrow shall be turned into joy. I do not see how it is to be, but I believe it, and I begin to sing by way of anticipation. This depression of spirit is not for long; I shall soon be up among the happy ones who praise the Lord day and night, and there I shall sing of the mercy which delievered me out of great afflictions.

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Amen! I know all of us have had sorrow in our life, and I recognize that around the holiday season, sorrow comes out even more. But be blessed and comforted to know that the Lord knows our sorrows and as His word says, our sorrow shall be turned into joy! Praise the Lord for His gracious hand of love. Agape.