DAILY READINGS: 2 Chronicles 10-11; Ezekiel 34; John 13:1-30
And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a
prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel? And I am this day
weak, though anointed king. 2 Samuel 3:38-39a
Eulogies at funeral services can sometimes be long, painful and
hypocritical! In the case of Abner this was not so. David was short
and to the point in his praise of Abner and described him as “a prince
and a great man”. The loss of Abner made David weak even though
he was anointed king. The passing of believers always weakens the
church but God is sufficient for these things and raises up others to
stand in the breach to His glory. —Roy Hill
Make good the loss so heavy, in those that still remain,
And prove to all around you that death itself is gain. —George Duffield