DAILY READINGS: Judges 10:6 to 11:28; Isaiah 31; 1 Cor. 9:24 to 10:13
Thou hast set our iniquities before Thee, our secret sins in the light of Thy countenance. Psalm 90:8
A large flock of blackbirds swooshed across my backyard one morning and settled in two nearby trees. Amazingly, no one could have guessed how many birds were hidden amongst the foliage. Only here and there a black speck was visible. It was a reminder of the human heart. To the public eye we may appear saintly and display commendable deeds, but no one sees the black spots lurking there. Amy Carmichael, missionary to India was troubled by such a fault and prayed, “Lord, make me what I seem to be.” May we pray this too. —E. Dyck
See if there be some wicked way in me,
Cleanse me from ev’ry sin and set me free. —J. Edwin Orr