The Divine Directive

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Originally written by Charles H. Spurgeon, published in “Mornings & Evenings,” entry for July 7th, PM.

Updated to modern English by Darren Hewer, 2011.

“And when I passed by thee … I said unto thee when thou wast in thy blood, Live” Ezekiel 16:6, KJV

Consider God’s divine directive of mercy. See how majestic this proclamation of God is! In our selected Scripture, we perceive a sinner with nothing in him but sin, expecting nothing but wrath. But the eternal Lord passes by in His glory. He looks. He pauses. And He pronounces the single but marvelous word, “Live.” There speaks God. Who but He could venture in this way to deal with life and dispense it with a single syllable? This proclamation is abundant. When He says “Live,” it includes many things.

It includes judicial life. The sinner is ready to be condemned, but the mighty One says, “Live,” and he rises pardoned and absolved, as in a court of law.

It is also spiritual life. Before we were reborn, we did not know Jesus. Our eyes could not see Christ, our ears could not hear His voice. Then Jehovah said “Live,” and we who were dead were revived, relieved of our trespasses and sins.

It further includes glory-life, which is the perfection of spiritual life. “I said unto thee, Live” and that word rolls on through all the years of time until death comes. In the midst of the shadows of death, the Lord’s voice is still heard, “Live!” In the morning of the resurrection it is that same voice which is echoed by the arch-angel, “Live,” and as holy spirits rise to heaven to be blessed forever in the glory of their God, it is in the power of this same word, “Live.”

The divine directive is one of free grace. When sinners are saved, it is only and solely because God will do it to magnify His free, unpurchased, unsought grace. Christians, see your position, debtors to grace. Show your gratitude by earnest, Christlike lives, and as God has bidden you “Live,” see to it that you live in earnest.

Question: What area(s) do you need God’s divine directive at work in your life today?

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