DAILY READINGS: Judges 3:5-31; Isaiah 24; 1 Corinthians 3
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58
When a verse starts with “therefore” we should see what it’s there for! Here it connects us to the subject of resurrection. Our chapter tells us that had Christ not risen, our faith and preaching would be in vain (v. 14). The conclusion would be to “eat and drink; for tomorrow we die” (v. 32)—that is if Christ is not risen. But He is alive! Therefore we should always be abounding in the Lord’s work. —Harold Smith
Then let our gladsome praise resound, and let us in His work abound,
Whose blessed name is Love;
We’re sure our labour’s not in vain, for we with Him ere long shall reign;
With Jesus dwell above. —T. Kelly