DAILY READINGS: Ezra 7; Daniel 8; Revelation 3:7-22
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! Psalm 107:8
Sometimes we forget how much gratitude we owe our God. When things are going well and we feel encouraged, we are thankful for our salvation, and our earthly blessings. But when difficult times come, we often forget to be thankful for them. Yet it is during our testing and trials that God draws us nearer to Himself and stirs us from our complacency. Thank God that He doesn’t let us settle in our unfaithfulness but uses the challenges of life to draw us to Himself and move us forward again. Truly these are wonderful works too. May we praise the Lord for them! —J. Jacob
We, so faithless and so weary, serving with impatient will;
He unwearied in our service, gladly, ministering still. —F. Beven