DAILY?READINGS: Judges 6; Isaiah 27; 1 Corinthians 6
I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty. Ruth 1:21
When we pursue gods, idols, anything other than the God of heaven, we will ultimately sacrifice our children. Naomi and Elimelech left Judah full—two sons, possessions, land inheritance—seeking perhaps security, prosperity, relief in Moab. But the pursuit of these needs, however understandable, resulted in the loss of the very treasures Naomi was trying to clutch. —M. MacMullen
The dearest idol I have known,
Whate’er that idol be,
Help me to tear it from Thy throne,
And worship only thee. —William Cowper