1 Samuel 13:1-23; Isaiah 52:1-12; 2 Corinthians 12:14-13:14
Where is then the blessedness ye spake of? Galatians 4:15
Is this not one of the saddest questions that Paul ever asked? He had preached Christ to the lost in Galatia and had seen them enjoy freedom from bondage, legalism, idolatry and fear. Now they were in danger of being led back into following traditions and the keeping of laws. Remember when you were first saved? When you read the Word, prayed, witnessed to all in sight and attended every meeting? Do you long for the blessedness of those days? —Ray Jones
Oh for a closer walk with God, a calm and heavenly frame,
A light to shine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb!
Where is the blessedness I knew when first I saw the Lord?
Where is the soul-refreshing view of Jesus and His Word? —William Cowper