DAILY READINGS: Judges 7; Isaiah 28; 1 Corinthians 7
It came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. Genesis 15:17
Sometimes we are called to pass through a smoking furnace. It is difficult to bear the heat of the furnace and the all-pervading smoke that blinds spiritual vision. But if you look carefully you will see the burning lamp of the Lord’s presence with you. You need to remember today that where there is a smoking furnace, there is also inevitably a burning lamp of hope and blessing. —Roy Hill
Just when I am disheartened, just when with cares oppressed,
Just when my way is darkest, just when I am distressed:
Then is my Saviour near to me, He knows my every care;
Jesus will never leave me, He helps my burdens bear. —J. Bruce Evans