DAILY READINGS: 2 Chronicles 3-4; Ezekiel 28; John 10:19-42
Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? Num. 32:6b
One of the issues that is characteristic of our society is that people do not want to get involved in anything that requires real commitment. This mindset is affecting the church. See, for example, the growth of the “mega church movement” where most of the ministry is performed by staff members, so little is required of those who attend. The excuses for not being willing to make a commitment are many: too busy, too costly, not interested, etc. The believer is to awake out of complacency knowing that their salvation is nearer than when they believed. Redeem the time, for the days are evil (Eph. 5:16). “Work for the night is coming!" —William H. Gustafson
Rise, my soul! behold ’tis Jesus, Jesus fills Thy wond’ring eyes;
See Him now in glory seated, where thy sins no more can rise. —J. D. Smith