Mon., 5/20/13 Devotion (Ps. 73:17)

Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 73:17, where we read these words:

" . . . Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I understood their end."

Asaph, the writer of this Psalm, was frustrated, because he could not understand why the wicked seemed to prosper. But, once he (Asaph) came "into the sanctuary of God" everything began to make sense to him. This is an important and universal principle that the Lord insists upon: until or unless we are His church, worshipping Him on His day, we can expect no illumination or understanding.

Sunday, church, and worship give form and function to our Christian lives. Let us enter God's sanctuary Lord's Day to Lord's Day, and enjoy the fulfillment that He pours out upon us there, in Christ.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Under this gracious (New) Covenant, sincer-ity is perfection." --Richard Sibbes, in "The Bruised Reed"]