DAILY?READINGS: 2 Samuel 15; Zephaniah 3; Galatians 3:1-14
And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all. Revelation 18:14
Our generation has had it easy for many years. We have been able to buy all that our hearts desired. But God says it is coming to an end. We can see it all around us. Debt swelling. Jobs disappearing. Pensions in jeopardy. Suddenly people feel that their future is precarious. But still they have not desired the “fruit of the Spirit” (Gal. 5:22) nor “the peaceable fruit of righteousness” (Heb. 12:11). Even believers need to “bring forth therefore fruits fit for repentance” (Matt. 3:8) so that we have that which is lasting and incorruptible. —M. Robins
Give us Thy grace to rise above, the glow of this world’s warming fires;
Let God’s great love put out the love, of gold, and gain, and low desires.—Author Unknown