Monday, June 28, 2010

Mon., 6/28/10 Devotion (Deut. 33:26-27)

Today's encouragement comes from Deuteronomy 33:26 & 27, where we find these great words:

"There is no one like the God of Jeshurun, who rides the heavens to help you, and in His excellency on the clouds. The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, 'Destroy!' "

This is a promise for the faithful church, made up of those who trust in the incomparable God. The world scorns us, the devil assaults us, and the flesh continues to trouble us--but our God rides the heavens to help us. Not only is He "above" us; He is also "beneath" us, with His "everlasting arms."

Christ is closer than breath, to those who are regenerated by His Spirit. He can address our problems faster than our troubles can assail us. Call upon Him today.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Though pagans and nominal Christians take liberty to sin, yet it is not fit for those who are called out of the world, and have the mark of election upon them, to do so." --Thomas Watson, in, "A Body of Divinity"]