Tues., 4/9/19 Devotion (Ps. 16:6)

Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 16:6, where we read these words:

"The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places; yes, I have a good inherit-ance."

Why is the regenerate Christian churchman *so* blessed, in *this* world? For a lot of reasons, not the least of which are that our sins are forgiven, and this leads to our quieted consciences. The redeemed soul is the only one on earth that can, with integrity, get a good night's sleep.

Being given Jesus is quite enough—since He is infinitely greater than all cre-ated things put together. But, when we get Christ, we are also given His church, His ordinances, and His means of grace. What more could we pos-sibly want? If we are in Christ today, let us offer a heartfelt prayer of thanks-giving to God.

[Puritan quote of the day: "Insofar as we are now praising God and glorifying Him for His mercy and love in Christ, we are in heaven before our time.”
—Richard Sibbes, in, "Glorious Freedom"]