Tues., 4/17/18 Devotion (Ps. 27:13)

Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 27:13, where we read these great words:

"I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living."

If we had to wait for eternity, in order to get help from God, we would despair, and life down here would be unbearable. Actually, wherever Jesus is, there is heaven. Therefore, if we have Christ here, we have the real and palpable (felt) benefits of heaven.

Are we in the "Land of the living,” i.e. alive in Jesus, and still on the earth? If so, then we possess all the hope we need. In this world, our faith in Christ fully and completely sustains us.

[Puritan quote of the day: "When men and their sins are congealed together, the best way to separate them is by the fire of love.” —Thomas Watson, in, "The Doctrine of Repentance"]