DAILY READINGS: 1 Chronicles 2; Ezekiel 3:16 to 4:17; 2 Timothy 4
And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz. 2 Chronicles 28:22
There are two ways that Christians can react to distress. We can blame God, bemoan our lot and go our own way, or we can draw even closer to the One who allowed the trial. Knowing Him better, feeling the warmth of His presence and the fellowship of the Lord’s people, makes a trial become a privilege and a blessing.—Brian Russell
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence,
He hides a smiling face. —W. Cowper