Tues., 8/5/14 Devotion (Ps. 4:6-7)

Today's encouragement comes from David's words of Psalm 4:6 & 7, which say this:

"There are many who say, 'Who will show us any good?' LORD, lift up the light of Your countenance upon us. You have put gladness in my heart, more than in the season that their grain and wine increased."

There are many pessimists today, especially in the religious world. Pessimism is typically nothing more than a cloak for unbelief and hopelessness. David's hope was not in the things worldlings seek after (solely): money, clothing, houses, prestige, etc. Instead, David enjoyed, as all the godly do, a "secret feast" of the soul, whereby he was constantly nourished and refreshed.

Let us see God's kingdom (of the church) with the eyes of faith in Jesus. Even today, we should enjoy the reign of Christ and His grace (in our souls). In this way, we carry about with us, even in *this* world, a real piece of heav-en.  For where Jesus is, there is heaven.

[Puritan quote of the day: "As God has two places He dwells in, heaven and a humble heart, so the devil has two places he dwells in, hell and a hard heart." --Thomas Watson, in, "The Doctrine of Repentance"]