January 13th Evening

“The iron did swim.” — 2 Kings 6:9

The axe-head seemed hopelessly lost, and as it was borrowed, the honour
of the prophetic band was likely to be imperilled, and so the name of their
God to be compromised. Contrary to all expectation, the iron was made to
mount from the depth of the stream and to swim; for things impossible
with man are possible with God. I knew a man in Christ but a few years
ago who was called to undertake a work far exceeding his strength. It
appeared so difficult as to inv...