Morning and Evening with Charles Spurgeon

March 21 | Evening

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Mar 21, 2026
A reflective reading on Job 38:31 explores the contrast between human weakness and divine control of the stars. The narrative highlights the Spirit's irresistible renewing work and how God binds or releases hearts. A heartfelt plea asks for an end to spiritual winter and a revival of the soul.
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Human Power Is Small Before Cosmic Order

  • Human power is tiny compared with nature and divine order as shown by the stars and seasons in Job 38:31.
  • Frazer Blaxland contrasts our inability to move stars or change seasons with the heavens laughing at human boasting, showing our creaturely limits.
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Spiritual Revival Defies Human Resistance

  • Spiritual renewal comes solely from the Holy Spirit and cannot be blocked by human cunning or malice.
  • Blaxland says the Comforter's genial quickening cannot be prevented, even when opponents ridicule or resist revival.
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God Alone Unbinds Spiritual Bondage

  • God alone can bind or loose souls spiritually, reversing wintery bondage or initiating springlike revival.
  • Blaxland ties the image of loosing Orion's bands to God's exclusive authority to end spiritual death.
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