DAILY READINGS: Ezra 10; Daniel 11:1-20; Revelation 6
O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding
profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so
called. 1 Timothy 6:20
If a friend entrusts to my care a valuable item of his property, my
duty is to guard it most carefully until the day comes when he
requests its return. In Biblical terms, I have become a “steward”, and
I am obligated to act always in the best interests of the owner (see 1
Cor. 4:2). In the spiritual realm, God “makes a deposit” of varying
kinds, with each of his children. There is a pointed, personal challenge
in today’s text. Am I “guarding the deposit” diligently, and putting
it to good use, for his glory? —G. Hall
All that I am and have, Thy gifts so free,
In joy, in grief through life, O Lord, for Thee! —S. D. Phelps