DAILY READINGS: Ruth 1; Isaiah 41; 2 Corinthians 1
For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answereth him in the joy of his heart. Ecclesiastes 5:20
We are not to dwell unduly on the past (particularly the short-comings and failures), but occupy ourselves with the joy of the Lord: what He is doing in our lives and what is in store for the believer in the future. “Forgetting those things which are behind (thankfully they are covered by the blood), and reaching forth to those things which are before, I press toward the mark,” (Phil. 3.14). “Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more,” (Heb. 10.17). What are you thinking about today? May God turn your focus to His person and His blessings.—W. H. Gustafson
Jesu, Thou art my Righteousness, for all my sins were Thine;
Thy death hath bought of God my peace, Thy life hath made Him mine.—Charles Wesley