Today's encouragement comes from Psalm 72:17, where we read these words:
"His [Christ's] name shall endure forever; His name shall continue as long as the sun. And men shall be blessed in Him; all nations shall call Him blessed."Sometimes, when we see pictures of international terrorists, we might notice in the background maps of the world. This should remind us that the devil hopes to take over the entire globe, employing these, his minions. But this will never happen. Verses such as Ps. 72:17 (above) assure us that Jesus Christ and His church—and no one or nothing else—is prevailing, and always will prevail.
. . . Let us bless God for this precious truth; and then let us love Him more (than ever before). Our victorious and triumphant regenerative faith in Jesus will manifest itself in the church's worship, love, service, and evangelism.
[Puritan quote of the day: "The church of Christ, notwithstanding her imper-fections, is in a safer state than Adam was in innocence.” —Nathaniel Vin-cent, in, "A Discourse Concerning Love"]
