Morning & Evening Daily Devotional Reading– June 3

by Charles H. Spurgeon, Revised and Edited by William C. Neff

“[They were] potters and gardeners who lived among the plants and worked for the king.”

—1 Chronicles 4:23

Potters were not among the highest grade of workers, but the king needed them and they were employed in the royal service— even though they themselves worked in nothing but clay. We, too, may be engaged in the most menial part of the Lord’s work, but it is a great privilege to do anything for the King, so we will remain in our calling.

The text also speaks of those who lived among plants and hedges– men who lived a rough and rustic lifestyle with hedging and ditching work to do. They may have desired to live in the city in the middle of its life, society, and refinement, but they kept their appointed places because they also were doing the king’s work.

The place where we live is often fixed, and we should not seek to “get away” from our surroundings. Instead, we should serve the Lord by being a blessing to those around us. These potters and gardeners may have lived among the hedges and plants, but they worked close to the king. There is not a location or occupation, no matter how lowly, that can keep us from being close to our divine Lord.

When we are faithfully at the work He has given us to perform we can count on Jesus’ fellowship and His smile. If you are an unknown worker occupied for the Lord in the lowest kind of job, be encouraged for jewels are sometimes found in piles of garbage; clay pots are sometimes filled with heavenly treasure, and bad weeds can produce precious flowers.

Live with the King and work hard for Him; when He records His accomplishments your name will be fondly included. [M&E]