DAILY?READINGS: Numbers 20; Proverbs 17; James 1
At my first answer no man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray God that it may not be laid to their charge. 2 Timothy 4:16
Nothing hurts more than when someone we hold close turns their back on us. It can pain deeply and few would deny our right to hold a grudge. Yet the Spirit of God would lead us to higher ground; to love the unlovable and forgive the unforgiveable. Paul and Stephen both displayed this operational grace in their lives. It would seem that only a life fully yielded to the will of God will be one where such an illogical attitude can grow. Lord, help me to yield! —Rick Morse
O let this love constrain us, to give our hearts to Thee,
Let nothing henceforth pain us, but that which paineth Thee.
—J. G. Deck