DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 26; Job 32-33; Matt. 13:44 to 14:12
And of His fullness have all we received, and grace for grace. John 1:16
Someone described the sameness of life thus, “Each new day is just yesterday warmed up.” It is true that many of our days follow a set pattern. The pressures of required work, the frequent pain, the strained relationships are tests that appear time after time. But the Lord promises new mercies every morning (Lam. 3:23). We may not be able to change the course of our days any more than we can control the wind, but by one’s attitude toward our sameness we can “adjust the sail” and find enough grace for each day. —E. M. Dyck
There may be days of darkness and distress,
When sin has pow’r to tempt and care to press;
Yet in the darkest day I will not fear,
For, ‘mid the shadows, Thou wilt still be near. —H. L. R. Deck