Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 94:19, where we read these words:
"In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul."
This verse sort of describes life in our fallen world. The sincere Christian churchman does indeed have "anxieties"; but he or she also has abundant "comforts" in Christ. False forms of Christianity argue that these two are in-compatible. The Scripture, on the other hand, affirms that both consternation *and* consolation co-exist in the children of God.
Even our Savior had "anxieties." Do we remember His time in the Garden of Gethsemane? But our comforts in Christ and the New Covenant outweigh our troubles in the fallen and sinful world. Let us thank God for this.
[Puritan quote of the day: "It is a vain thing to think that true religion can be maintained, and have the liberty of it, without some difference of opinion among us.” —Jeremiah Burroughs, in, "Hope"]
These are Pastor Mark J. Henninger's daily devotions. May God bless them to your heart. If you wish to have these sent directly to your email box, please contact me, at: MarkJHenninger@gmail.com
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