DAILY?READINGS: Deuteronomy 3; Eccl. 3:16 to 4:16; Luke 7:1-29
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD. Psalm 27:14
Three times in this Psalm, David responds from his heart. In the face of war he declares, “My heart shall not fear” (vs. 3). In prayer, he answers, “My heart said to You, ‘Your face, Lord, I will seek'” (vs.8). He comes through it all and says, “I would have lost heart unless I had believed” (vs. 13). May our prayer be: “Oh God, give us a fearless heart. Oh God, give us a seeking heart. Oh God, give us a faithful heart.” Then, wait for the Lord’s answer. “He shall strengthen thine heart.” —Rex Trogdon
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure,
Gives unto each day what He deems best,
Lovingly it’s part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest. —Lina Sandell Berg