Today's encouragement comes from 1 Chronicles 17:2, where we read these words:
"Then Nathan said to David, 'Do all that is in your heart, for God is with you.' "
Sincere churchmen, who are saved by grace through faith in Christ, are not under law--they are under grace, (see Rom. 6:14). Therefore, they are free to do whatever they want to--because everything they desire to do will be in accord with the God they love. They love this God because He has forgiven them their sins.
It doesn't so much matter to God what you do--so long as it is some-
thing you desire from the heart. If you love Jesus, do everything that is in your heart.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Now it is only faith that shows a man the end and the issue of all his troubles." --William Bridge, in, "A
Lifting Up for the Downcast"]
