Thurs., 11/21/19 Devotion (1 Chron. 16:26)

Today's encouragement comes from 1 Chronicles 16:26, where we read these words:

"For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens."

Here (above) is a succinct creed, that aids in our basic understanding of life. There are idols; and there is the covenant God, the LORD. We either worship God in covenant in and through Jesus Christ, as His church; or we worship idols, in rebellion, ignorance, and/or general stupidity.

If God made the heavens, and He did—should we not trust Him, and love Him? After all, Jesus came from heaven, to earth, in His incarnation—so as to bring His elect church to glory (in His resurrection). Let us praise our Triune God for this!

[Puritan quote of the day: "Christ took our flesh that He might make the hu-man nature appear lovely to God, and the divine nature appear lovely to man.” —Thomas Watson, in, "A Body of Divinity"]