Wed., 4/24/13 Devotion (Num. 1:1a)

Today's encouragement comes from Numbers 1:1a, which says this:

"Now the LORD spoke to Moses in the Wilderness of Sinai, in the tab-ernacle of meeting, on the first day of the second month . . . "

Maybe some of us feel like we are in the "Wilderness of Sinai"--having been wandering around for years, with no apparent direction. If so, and assuming that we are faithful in Christ and His church, we should not despair. Like Moses, we also have the "tabernacle of meeting." We are privileged to bring our sacrifice of praise to the Triune God every Lord's Day, the first day of the week. Nothing in the world is greater than this.

Jesus, the anchor of our souls, will keep us tethered to Himself, no matter how difficult things may get here. God still speaks to His chil-dren today. Let us be sure to hear His voice.

[Puritan quote of the day: "But plain dealers will always be approved in the end; and the time is at hand when you will confess that they were your best friends." --Richard Baxter, in the dedication of "The Reformed Pastor"]