Thurs., 5/3/18 Devotion (Num. 10:32)

Today's encouragement comes from Numbers 10:32, where we read these words:

"And it shall be, if you go with us—indeed it shall be—that whatever good the LORD will do to us, the same we will do to you."

These words (above) spoken by Moses, to his father-in-law Jethro, are still true today; and they are a very good evangelism tool. Those who will willingly join themselves to Jesus and His church—even if they have spent all their days in idolatry and sin—can and will be the recipients of all the "good" the Lord is already extending to His children.

There is a condition, though. Outsiders must come in, and become a part of the church of Christ. Standing outside—even while approving of the virtues of the people of God—is not enough. Let all sincere Christians realize how bles-sed we are in Jesus and His church; and let us seek to share these most sub-lime benefits with others.

[Puritan quote of the day: "God's word is fitted for all estates, callings, and conditions of mankind. . . . It gives direction for our apparel, sports, labor, gain, and giving; for our buying and selling, for our speech and silence, for our company and solitude.” —William Lyford, in, "The Instructed Christian"]