Thurs., 4/9/20 Devotion (Ps. 16:6)

A blessed Maundy Thursday to you all!

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 is that his or her sins are forgiven, and this leads to a quieted conscience. The redeemed soul is the only one that can, with integrity, live with itself in peace.

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 endowed with His church, His gospel, His ordinances, and His means of grace. What more could we possibly want? If we are in The Redeemer today, let us offer a heartfelt prayer of thanksgiving to God in and through Him, The Lamb who shed His blood for us.

[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"]