Today's encouragement comes from the people's words to King David, as they are found in 2 Samuel 18:3a:
"But the people answered, 'You [David] shall not go out! For if we flee away, they will not care about us; nor if half of us die, will they care about us. But you are worth ten thousand of us now . . . '"One sincere, Christ-loving churched Christian is easily worth any ten thou-sand nominal, casual, entertainment-seeking religionists. King David repre-sents God's true "blood royal." The genuine saints of Christ’s church are high-ly-valued by the Father in heaven, and they are the apple of His eye.
Where are we today: with the masses of the self-consumed, or reigning and suffering with the King of glory?
[Puritan quote of the day: "Ground your comfort upon a lasting and un-changeable covenant, on such a covenant that accepts will for works, desires for deeds, and endeavors for performances.” —Christopher Love, in, "The Dejected Soul's Cure"]
