Tues., 4/22/14 Devotion (Lev. 26:8)

Today's encouragement comes from Leviticus 26:8, where we read these words:

"Five of you shall chase a hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thou-sand to flight; your enemies shall fall by the sword before you."

Among the many blessings that accompany those who keep the covenant of grace in Jesus Christ is this one: that just a few of God's churchmen can chase a whole bunch of His enemies. This is quite encouraging. After all, only a very small percentage of humankind, i.e. the true believers, have all the real impact on the most important aspects of what happens in the world.

By grace, let us be among the few, who, because of our union with Christ, make all the difference. God never sought to overwhelm the world purely with numbers. He delights to take it through His choice instruments of those who love Christ.

[Puritan quote of the day: "God is a Being infinitely lovely, because He has infinite excellency and beauty." --Jonathan Edwards, in the book, "On Know-ing Christ"]