Fri.-Sabbath, 10/31-11/2/14 Devotion

Happy Reformation Day!

Yippee—Sunday is almost here! In order to get ready for church let us hear from Thomas Watson, from his work entitled, "The Art of Divine Content-ment":

"Divine Motives to Contentment.

"Consider the excellency of it. Contentment is a flower that does not grow in every garden; it teaches a man how in the midst of want to abound. You would think it were excellent if I could prescribe a receipt or antidote against poverty: but behold here is that which is more excellent, for a man to want, and yet have enough, this alone contentment of spirit does bring. Contenta-tion is a remedy against all our trouble, an alleviation to all our burdens, it is the cure of care. Contentation, though it be not properly a grace (it is rather a disposition of mind), yet in it there is a happy temperature and mixture of all the graces: it is a most precious compound, which is made up of faith, pati-ence, meekness, humility, etc. which are the ingredients put into it."