"Then the people of the land tried to discourage the people of Judah. They troubled them in building, and hired counselors against them to frustrate their purpose . . . "
Are we doing anything worthwhile with our lives? If we are, then we are building up the church, the body of Christ. This effort will be fiercely opposed--not only by the devil and his fallen angelic minions, but by wicked men as well.
Nothing truly good or valuable is accomplished in this world without the determined resistance of God's enemies. But let us not be dis-
couraged by this. It is in the fight, and the effort, that we become strong and resolute (in Christ).
[Puritan quote of the day: "He that does not answer his end in respect of usefulness, cannot enjoy his end in respect of happiness." --Thomas Watson, in, "The Beatitudes"]
