Today's encouragement comes from 2 Samuel 3:39a, where we find these words:
"And I am weak today, though anointed king . . . "The words (above) were spoken by King David, as he was mourning the death of Abner, a man he had respected. The point we should note is this: it is certainly possible for God's dear and beloved churchmen, who are His roy-alty on earth, to sometimes feel very weak and (even discouraged).
The experiences of our lives down here are not uniform. Sometimes they are "positive"; sometimes they are "negative." But this one thing *is* constant: if we are in Christ and His church, and are trusting Jesus alone for our eternal salvation and the forgiveness of our sins, then we are *always* God's princes and princesses—whether we feel strong, or weak.
[Puritan quote of the day: "Our happiness here and hereafter depends on our friendly communication with heaven. If we do not have that, nothing can make up our loss (Ps. 30:5). If we have that, nothing can make us miserable.”
—Thomas Boston, in, "The Crook In the Lot"]
