DAILY?READINGS: Nehemiah 6; Zechariah 1; Revelation 11
Jesus…said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things. Luke 10:41
Occasionally there are days when everything wants to go wrong. Vance Havner commented on such times as, “being vexed by the mosquitoes of petty care.” Small irritations spring up unawares to gnaw at us. If allowed to fester they create bigger issues. It is interesting that some are able to endure a big trial better than small annoyances. Havner also said, “It may take more grace at the breakfast table than at the Lord’s table on Sunday morning.” When a peevish spirit threatens, may we be quick to turn Godward. He provides grace for the moment. “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” (Isa. 26:3). —E. Dyck
Oh God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come,
Be Thou our Guide while life shall last, and our eternal home. —I. Watts