DAILY READINGS: Gen. 36; Ps. 9-10; Matt . 20:17-34
Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 1 Samuel 21:1
But a certain maid beheld him as he sat by the fi re, and earnestly looked upon him and said, This man was also with him. Luke 22:56
David dared to meet Goliath, single-handed, but under the questioning eye of Ahimelech, he feared to speak the truth. Peter, who stepped out upon the surface of a stormy sea, trembled and denied knowing his Lord at the accusation of a litt le maid. The reason is common among us too. When our eyes are off the Lord, we fall prey to selfpreservation. May our eyes be single upon Him. —Tom Steere
Jesus, Thou alone art worthy, ceaseless praises to receive;
For Thy love and grace and goodness rise o’er all our tho’ts conceive.—J. A. T.