“When Christ begins a work of grace in a soul He takes that soul aside from the multitude. As long as a man is in the midst of a merry crew of wicked companions he cannot hear the still small voice of Jesus. The jarring strife of the political discussion or the giddy laugh of wanton revelry often drowns altogether the Word of Jesus, so that when He visits a soul in mercy He draws it aside from the multitude. By some sickness He brings the soul into the loneliness & gloom of a sick room. Or He brings in the hand of death, & the bereaved soul sits alone & in silence. Lover & friend are put far from him & his acquaintance into darkness.
This world is like a busy auction room, crowded in every part. One thing after another is put up for sale, every eye is fixed. One bids, & then another bids higher, all is noise & bustle & confusion. If you would talk to a man you must take him out of the sale room. You say, ‘Come aside with me. I have somewhat to say to thee.’ Just so does Jesus. Unconverted souls are plagued in the busy bustling sale-room of the world. All eyes are fixed on worldly goods, all voices raised to bid for them.
But Jesus draws some men aside & says, ‘Come aside with Me. I have somewhat to say unto thee.’ Christ has done this with some of you. You have been drawn aside, some of you have been brought into the loneliness of the sick room, some into the chamber of death. You have been alone with Christ. Now I have a question to ask you: What has Christ said to you in your loneliness? And what have you said to Him?”
Robert Murray M’Cheyne, Be Opened!
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