Fri.-Sabbath, 8/31-9/2/18 Devotion

Thank God—Sunday is almost here! Let us get ready for church. Here is the esteemed Thomas Watson, from his book entitled, "The Art of Divine Con-tentment":

"A contented spirit is a cheerful spirit. The Greeks call it ‘euthema.' Content-ment is something more than patience. For patience denotes only submis-sion, contentment denotes cheerfulness. A contented Christian is more than passive. He does not only bear the cross, but takes up the cross, (Matt. 6:24). He looks upon God as a wise God; and whatever He does, though it be not willingly, yet sensibly, it is in order to a cure.

"Hence the contented Christian is cheerful, and with the apostle, 'Takes plea-sure in infirmities, distresses,' etc., (2 Cor. 12:10). He does not only submit to God's dealings, but rejoices in them. He does not only say, 'Just is the Lord in all that has befallen me,' but 'Good is the Lord.' This is to be contented."