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February 1

February 1
Never Despair
But unto you, that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings.
(Malachi 4.2)
Fulfilled once in the first advent of our glorious Lord, and yet to have a fuller accomplishment in His
second advent, this gracious word is also for daily use. Is it dark with the reader? Does the night
deepen into a denser blackness? Still, let us not despair: the sun will yet rise. When the night is
darkest, dawn is nearest.
The sun which will arise is of no common sort. It is the Sun—the Sun of Righteousness, whose every
ray is holiness. He who comes to cheer us comes in the way of justice as well as of mercy, comes to
violate no law even to save us. Jesus as much displays the holiness of God as His love. Our
deliverance, when it comes, will be safe because righteous.
Our one point of inquiry should be—"Do we fear the name of the Lord? Do we reverence the living
God and walk in His ways?" Then for us, the night must be short; and when the morning cometh, all
the sickness and sorrow of our soul will be over forever. Light, warmth, joy, and clearness of vision
will come, and healing of every disease and distress will follow after.
Has Jesus risen upon us? Let us sit in the sun. Has He hidden His face? Let us wait for His rising. He
will shine forth as surely as the sun.